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CIHM/ICMH 

Microfiche 

Series. 


CIHM/ICMH 
Collection  de 
microfiches. 


Canadian  Institute  for  Historical  Microreproductions  /  Institut  Canadian  de  microreproductions  historiques 


Technical  and  Bibliographic  Notes/Notes  techniques  et  bibliographiques 


The  Institute  has  attempted  to  obtain  the  best 
original  copy  available  for  filming.  Features  of  this 
copy  which  may  be  bibliographically  unique, 
which  may  alter  any  of  the  images  in  the 
reproduction,  or  which  may  significantly  change 
the  usual  method  of  filming,  are  checked  below. 


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Coloured  covers/ 
Couverture  de  couleur 

Covers  damaged/ 
Couverture  endommag^e 

Covers  restored  and/or  laminated/ 
Couverture  restaurde  et/ou  pelliculde 

Cover  title  missing/ 

Le  titre  de  couverture  manque 


I      ]    Coloured  maps/ 


Cartes  g^ographiques  en  couleur 


□    Coloured  ink  (i.e.  other  than  blue  or  black)/ 
Encre  de  couleur  (i.e.  autre  que  bleue  ou  noire) 

I      I    Coloured  plates  and/or  illustrations/ 


Planches  et/ou  illustrations  en  couleur 

Bound  with  other  material/ 
Relid  avec  d'autres  documents 

Tight  binding  may  cause  shadows  c  distortion 
along  interior  margin/ 

La  re  Mure  serree  peut  causer  de  I'ombre  ou  de  la 
distortion  le  long  de  la  marge  intdrieure 

Blank  leaves  added  during  restoration  m.iy 
appear  within  the  text.  Whenever  possible,  these 
have  been  omitted  from  filming/ 
li  se  peut  que  certaines  pages  blanches  ajoutdes 
lors  d'une  restauration  apparaissent  dans  le  texte, 
mais,  lorsque  cela  dtait  possible,  ces  pages  n'ont 
pas  6t6  filmdes. 


L'Institut  a  microfilm^  le  meilleur  exemplaire 
qu'il  lui  a  6t6  possible  de  se  procurer.  Les  details 
de  cet  exemplaire  qui  sont  peut-§tre  uniques  du 
point  de  vue  bibliographique,  qui  peuvent  modifier 
une  image  reproduite,  ou  qui  peuvent  exiger  une 
modification  dans  la  mdthode  normale  de  filmage 
sont  indiqu^s  ci  dessous. 


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Coloured  pages/ 
Pages  de  couleur 

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Pages  restaur^es  et/ou  pellicul§es 

Pages  discoloured,  stained  or  foxed/ 
Pages  ddcolor^es,  tachetdes  ou  piqu^es 

Pages  detached/ 
Pages  d^tach^es 

Showthrough/ 
Transparence 

Quality  of  print  varies/ 
Qualitd  indgale  de  I'impression 

Includes  supplementary  material/ 
Comprend  du  matdriel  supplementaire 

Only  edition  available/ 
Seule  Edition  disponible 

Pages  wholly  or  partially  obscured  by  errata 
slips,  tissues,  etc.,  have  been  refilmed  to 
ensure  the  best  possible  image/ 
Les  pages  totalement  ou  partiellement 
obscurcies  par  un  feuillet  d'errata,  une  pelure, 
etc.,  ont  dt6  filmdes  d  nouveau  de  fa9on  d 
obtenir  la  meilleure  image  possible. 


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Additional  comments:/ 
Commentaires  suppldmentaires; 


This  item  is  filmed  at  the  reduction  ratio  checked  below/ 

Ce  document  est  filmd  au  taux  de  reduction  indiqud  ci-dessous. 


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The  copy  filmed  here  has  been  reproduced  thanks 
to  the  generosity  of: 

Harold  Campbell  Vaughan  Memorial  Library 

Acadia  University 


The  images  appearing  here  are  the  best  quality 
possible  considering  the  condition  and  legibility 
of  the  original  copy  and  in  keeping  with  the 
filming  contract  specifications. 


L'exemplaire  film6  fut  reproduit  grSce  d  la 
g6n6rosit6  de: 

Harold  Campbell  Vaughan  Memorial  Library 

Acadia  University 


Les  images  suivantes  ont  6t6  reproduites  avec  le 
plus  grand  soin,  compte  tenu  de  la  condition  et 
de  la  nettet6  de  l'exemplaire  filmd,  et  en 
conformity  avec  les  conditions  du  contrat  de 
filmage. 


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qu^es 


Original  copies  in  printed  paper  covers  are  filmed 
beginning  with  the  front  cover  and  ending  on 
the  las:  .lage  with  a  printed  or  illustrated  impres- 
sion, or  the  back  cover  when  appropriate.  All 
other  original  copies  are  filmed  beginning  on  the 
first  page  with  a  printed  or  illustrated  impres- 
sion, and  ending  on  the  last  page  with  a  printed 
or  illustrated  impression. 


The  last  recorded  frame  on  each  microfiche 
shall  contain  the  symbol  --^-(meaning  "CON- 
TINUED "),  or  the  symbol  V  (meaning  "END"), 
whichever  applies. 


Les  exemplaires  originaux  dont  la  couverture  en 
papier  est  imprim^e  sont  filmds  en  ccmmenpant 
par  le  premier  plat  et  en  terminant  soit  par  la 
dernidre  page  qui  comporte  une  empreinte 
d'impression  ou  d'illustration,  soit  par  le  second 
plat,  selon  le  cas.  Tous  les  autres  exemplaires 
originaux  sont  filmds  en  commenpant  par  la 
premidre  page  qui  comporte  une  empreinte 
d'impression  ou  d'illustration  et  en  terminant  par 
la  dernidre  page  qui  comporte  une  telle 
empreinte. 

Un  des  symboles  suivants  apparaitra  sur  la 
dernidre  image  de  cheque  microfiche,  selon  le 
cas:  le  symbole  — ►  signifie  "A  SUIVRE",  le 
symbole  V  signifie  "FIN". 


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Maps,  plates,  charts,  etc.,  may  be  filmed  at 
different  reduction  ratios.  Those  too  large  to  be 
entirely  included  in  one  exposure  are  filmed 
beginning  in  the  upper  left  hand  corner,  left  to 
right  and  top  to  bottom,  as  many  frames  as 
required.  The  following  diagrams  illustrate  the 
method: 


Les  cartes,  planches,  tableaux,  etc.,  peuvent  dtre 
film6s  d  des  taux  de  reduction  diff^rents. 
Lorsque  le  document  est  trop  grand  pour  dtre 
reproduit  en  un  seul  cliche,  il  est  filmd  d  partir 
de  Tangle  supdrieur  gauche,  de  gauche  d  droite, 
et  de  haut  en  bas,  en  prenant  l«  nombre 
d'images  ndcessaire.  Les  diagrammes  suivants 
illustrent  la  mdthode. 


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FROM     I'lloldCKAl'llS     \\V     ■|lli:    AI'llloK. 


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FORF.S'I-     AM)     Sj'KKAM     ITI'.I.ISH  I\(-     CO. 

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FoKKsr  AMI  SnU'.AM   I'l  KMsiiiNi;  Cd. 


Respectfully    ncdicatal 


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Massacluisctts  I'isli  and  L'idiiic  Protective  .  Issocicitiou. 


X^O\ti 


PREFACE. 


TX  Til  I'",  pa'panition  of  this  I„,nk  I  have  mad.-  ik.  i'(. 
fori  to  \\rit<'  a  Icchniial  work,  \n\i  lia\c  aimed  rather 
'"  l"-<»<liic<'  .1  \olimie  which  ■AcMiKl,  hy  the  . lesiripi ions 
,i;iven  of  ill,,  haunts  and  hahils  of  a  few  of  our  -anie 
''•'^'^-  '"!''  "I"  tli<'  iiH-idents  and  nieihods  of  their  captiin-, 
nol  only  enlerlain  and  please  my  l.rother  an-h.-s,  hut; 
instil  in  the  minds  of  those  who  have  not  yet  acpn'red 
"lh<'  -entle  art,"  a  desire  to  tast.^  the  pure  and  healthful 
pleasures    which    it    affords. 

I  know  ol  no  other  ]).ist!me  or  field  sport,  a  love 
(jf  which  once  ac([iiired.  that  -ives  such  lastin-  and  per- 
fect enjoyment  as  lly-hshin--.  and  I  earnestly  hope  that 
a  perusal  of  these  pa-;es  will  do  something;-  toward  -uid- 
iii.l;-  the  attention  of  our  youn--  men  and  women  in  its 
direction. 

In  connection  with  the  pleasiu'e  to  he  derixcd  from 
the  tly-rod.  the  an-ler  now  has  an  accessor)-  in  his  out- 
ings which  will  add  vastl\-  to  his  cn\  )yment.  both  in  the 
present    and    years    to    come.        1    refer    to    the    cam(;ra. 


Mil 


PrcJ. 


iUV 


V 


or    iii.iiu     \c.irs 


I     1 


ia\('    wo 


•kcd    wiih    the    \\v\    ulaic 


inclhiid,    hill    thai,    dt    loursc.    is    iinuicMx.    ciunhfoih 


ami 


n'(|iiii*cs    such    an    ouUil    ih.il    h)r    thsiaiil    held    work    il    is 


well    niijli     iinpraiiicanU; 


Hill    wilhin    a    h'W     scars    the    (h'_\'    |)lal('    process    has 
hern    jJcrhTlcd    lo    such    a    inar\ch»iis   (h'i^rcc    that    one   can 


now   lake    his  camera    an( 


I   .h- 


\    pkil 


es,    or    sells 


li/ed 


)ai)er 


or  cehiiloid  rolls,  and  i-aii  saxc  for  hilure  enjo\inenl  a 
picture  of  e\cr)  ih'h^htfiil  thin^  that  meets  his  xisioii. 
I  ha\c  for  several  yeai's  carried  my  I'amera  with  me  o\cr 
wiKI  and  ruL^i^cd  moimlains,  through  maii\  mih-s  of  ahiiosl 
unhroken  wiKlerness,  down  liie  rapids  ol  rushiiiL;  streams 
:ind  across  widi;  stretches  of  kikes  in  m\  I  rail  canoe,  and 
ha\i:  a  lreasur\  ol  pictures  that  will  herealler  pro\e  of 
the  greatest  deli_Lihl  and  comfort  to  me.  And  it  is  m)- 
L^n'cat  rei_;ret  that  I  did  not  possess  such  a  pholoi^raphic 
oulhL  thirl)  \ears  w^o  as  1  at  presiMU  ha\c.  II  1  couUl 
ha\e  sa\('d  pholoi^raphs  of  ail  the  wonderful  scenes  and 
incidents  ihrouj^h  which  1  iia\  e  j)assed,  and  many  of 
which  are  now  lost  e\cn  to  the  \  ision  of  memor)',  tiie 
collection  wouKI  ha\c  \ivv\\  priceless.  The  an;.;ier  and 
lourisl.  youiiL;  and  old,  il  he  lakes  my  most  earnest 
a(.l\  ice,  will  procure  a  photographic  oiillit,  antl  preserxi.- 
for  his  comfort  in  old  a_L;x:  the;  j)ictured  rt:c:ord  ol  his 
delightlul    outings    I))'    "  ilood    and    lield," 


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mad.'    Iiy    iins.:ir.    ,„v    .n-,t<-li,l     ,a         i    , 
to    I,,    s     i'm-  a,k„„„|,.,|„„.,„s    a,v    .luc 

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tli'^ai    Imii    htti,.    aiirani,,,,  " 

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•)  ^'    ^^'"      'car    uii  1    in<.    ;f 

,  """    "'<    >f    .n>-  accimis   „f   t|,„    pleasures 


X 


Preface. 


others  could  have  given  them  ;  remember  that  the  book 
IS  not  a  pretentious  one,  but  is  rather  an  unassuming 
and  humble  companion  to  others  that  have  better  shown 
in  sweeter  and  more  symmetrical  lines  the  delights  and 
charms  of  the  angler's  life,  which.  "  Exempt  from  public 
haunt,  finds  tongues  in  trees,  books  in  the  running  l)rooks. 
sermons    in    stones,    and    good    in    everxthinu." 

Edward    A.    Samlkls. 


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CONTENTS. 


ClIAI'Ti;  R      I.,  - 

•*"\    '•"^^'       ^"■'"      "^      ""       X'VKK.        .        Ilnw      ,,,     SKK      V     >x,,m,,v     „      , 

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""■•        '''^"         '"^""'^-  •         'I'"'-        MlKAMMII,         VM,        u.        Tk,,;,    ,,„„,, 

N,M,..      KISUKKV     S,   MNIMs,        .         (    ins,,,,.     ,,      ,„,     I    ,,,      ,„.      ,,,,,     ^^/ 

""^          •         '""     '>'"      ''^l   '<    -""ll       \     l-IMAM.     (.KIIM    ■'        .        II, ,u      IM     III-  \, 
;     ^^'^'"^      '■■'^■-        •        '•■^VnKM,,,     F,.,,,..        .         11m;,,.     ,  „,       ,  „  ,„     ^„„;„' 
Im.I.I  .^     AKI.      I    Ml  ,      ,.(iK      I--, 


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21 


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An    !;.\ki  V    (  AS  I 


■       MLVKK     I)(H    IMK..         .       (,,\,.;,;      III,.      W^iii^     ■||„„._ 

^    '■'"■    ^''^      I'l^'"  !■      ■      l.iM-.i.v     TiMi:..      .      II, ,u      I,, 

'^       '      ''''.'"'    '■         ■         ^^       Al.MlKM,,,.      ,s.,.        .        .\NM,„,.K      Smm,,n 

"  '■'''    l''i-"^"   IN    111  mam,.      .      |!,„\.  k    I-,,,,, 

A       k.M    ,,,,       l-A,.,  KIlN,   I.         .        |.|    ^vi^,,      ^ 

IA\"   liMi    ll(..,isi.i,    \M,   |;,,,,|   Sam.,,.      •      ,\ 
'"    ''  '■    '"^'    <iiM  i:s.      .      \V|..    As,KM,    I,, 
'>"  III;      <   IIAK  \(   I  I  k.     \\  ,,,,     (  ;, 
A    M  \s    wih,    W  \s,,-,,     ,,,,.;     |.;\K|,|,      .       ,1  ^1,,,^^ 

^' '"    '"'     '"^'""^    'l''^"'    '     '"MI'AKM..       •       K.MIN,,     ^    T,„,,   ,.    ,,s     ,,„ 

'■"■•      •      ^'" "■     '•■>>iiiN'^     IN    <Mi,    Tim,..      .      |.|,  I,  ,,,,,,„  ,,    ^,.  ^ 

'"^^'  '"  ^'^'^'-  •  i  .^M'-l.'Mkl,,  SAI,M,,N.  .  |„,k.  In'miim, 
:'"■'■•  ■  -^  '■'^'■'■^  l''^"-  ■  II-'KIN,;  \  |..UK  ,„..  |.,s,,.|,„,,, 
I  kn,||N,,     ,.,,K     Sa|.M,,n.        .        |>„  ,,,.  ,;,.-,       |.-,s|,,x„. 

A      IS.XkK     (AMk.       ■       ••  |m>||      Ki,. I. ,.;,(..   ' 
I'iKMV     "\-      I.AMI-I.ii,  ks     1,1.1,. 


Ill,, III  \  , 


I  |i  "  iKI  |)      \M,     I  ,,  IM  , 
"N      I  UK      M  \i,  \l  I  i,\\  \\ 

I'kii  I      Tkij,     r,,r. 
t  iki.  \i    Si  ki  ,,,ii.i  . 

Mil.       I'll    III        I',  „,|. 


"       A-l' ISI,,N(,. 

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I  low     ,,,    M  \,.,| 

IVKIAN      'I'K.Xhl  I  |l,.\s.       .        ,\ 


Si 


XI 1 


C  on  tents. 


CiiAi'ii. K    TIL,     - 

A  l')i^i';iii  MiiKMNc.  ■  \iiii(i\^  \i;iii  I  I'l.ii.'.s.  •  A  Nri-'ANc  !■.  ni'  Si:a 
■|'i;iiii.  •  Anih  III  K  S  \i  \iii\  lldciKih.  •  Si'i.i-.Miiji  I'l  \^ .  •  1ii-m\s. 
"('(iM<MMi  nil.  I>i<ii  I  \\<Hiii'"  •  I'lin  (isni'iii;K>.  ■  l\ii.i,is(.  iiii, 
l''iNii    Nur    Ai.i.     iiiiKi'.    IS    ii|.-    l'i>iiiN(;.      •      KiN(;ii>in;ks    ami    Siii.i.- 

|iK\Kl,S    AS    I'l.SIS    (IN      \S\I.MiiN     i  1 1;      TkiiI    I     Kl\IU.        •        I  I 's   A    \\'iiMi|;K 
\\l,     HANI.     ANN      SM.M'iN     1.1. 11.        •        A     S\l.\IilN      III.M      MAS     l.iiNc;     KI-.j.-.N 

IN    INI'.  KiNiK   1^  Sin    111    1111.   V\.\.     ■      Tin:   I'iianium  .Minnhw   I'si.ii 
IN   'I'kiil.l  INC   iiiu   Sm.Miin.      •      A   SikANi.i.    I. Ill    111'    I'isii.      •     Ai:i;i;.\- 

\.\IIN(;      S.M.MiiN.         •         I'AillINi;        riMl:>.  •         WiiKM^      A-^       l!.\lr      liiN 

>AI.MiiN.        •        .\     SiKiiNi;     l-l-ll,      \N|i     .\     (iiNll.sl      l.uNi;     In     l:i:     Kl.MIM- 
|;KUI:|i.         •        .\      I'lAli      .Ml>^.         •         KllUllil    IIuN.         •         k|-.|Ni;      in     Mil.     Vw 

IN   Sllll    \\.\ll.K.       •      .\n    I'.XilllNi;   SlKi  I.I.I.I..      •     \iriiik\.      •      l'i>ii 
IN    Ai!i  Nii.\Nii'.      •      <  H  K    1'i.km.\ni:n  I    Cwir.      •     Si  i  ii    l.rik     \s    an 

AM.\  I  1.1   K   SiiMI'  riMI.^    I  l.N^.       ■       SAI.MhN     IIIVI      I'l.ANIli    Ml.       •       I'l^lll.U- 
.MAN'>      1,1  IK. 


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197 


Cll.M'll.  K      I\'., 


('iiiini;  iir  kiirii>  in  ('aim:  IIkiiun.  •  I'uki  \1  ri.i  ;k  wi:  anm  ini--, 
(ii  I  111  C.xNMi.  •  Si.  I'i.ii;i;'>  (anm,  •  Tin.  Hi\i  iiiii,  Ukas 
l)'()i;.      •      All,  .\i;iiri    Sniini:\    .\nii  Cilm..      •     'riii:  Mii  i>>  m     im: 

^N|iNI-.\       I'l^-ll       ll\lilllKN.       •       Sl\ri>l|lS     nl      ('\l'l:     liklliiN     Saimiin 

Hki:i.iiini;.     ■     I'lmK  <  M.ii   l.i n  i^m ii  m;.     •     ISmiumk.      •     .\  I  )i:i.ii,ii  i- 
111,    'rmr    111     Mil.     M.\Kii.\Ki:i:.      •      Ijhi.xm.h      Tkiiii.  .siici-.^s 

IN     I'SINI;    .\    "  <  ,K.\\     Mill   --1."  •         .NilK  I  III  .\-- I      M\ki.\KII.         •        .\l;l    Nll- 

.\Nii',    111     Si-..\     'rum  I.      •      'riii:    I'l.^iiiNi.    Sr\iiiiN    m'    (iiiiiii  \\\v. 

W'liKK       III         Mil.      l''l>li      (   iiMMIs^lONI.KS      w      Ni  u;  I  1 1 1;  \  >  I        M  \l;i,  \Kl:l.. 

T.NKiNi;     \Nii     ll\Niii.INI,    Saimmn      I'.i.i;-,.  I'lr  1 1  k  I  .M.iT  i:    Si  I.Nlin' 

(iN       Mil'       .M.\l<i.  \l;l  I..        •        l.AKI  .\lN>l.l.i..        •        .\     ll.l.l.l!k.\  I  I.I)      I'liiil,. 

(  )|    lUMIINi;      l-'.ni  I   ,\  I  I'll     I'l-^ll.  •        WlIN  KiiKiiM  \i,ll.        •        A     Mn-^l      i':N- 

|iiN\i;ll.     SaII.        •       .\i;i  Nli.VNi  I.  .\N1)    \.\KII',I\     111      I'llNIi     1,111.    (iN    (.\li'', 

I'lKI    liiN. 


ClI.M'lT.  K      \' 


.\  Ili.ws  Rain.  •  SiirNii--iii  iiii.  Nh.iii.  •  T  i.n -!■  I'-ii  ini;  Si  iMi  mmi - 
(liiui)  IN  .\  SiiiKM.  •  .\  (il;i\l  (Sllll.  •  Tkiii  1,  IhiK.s  \nii 
('iKI'',l'.i.>  l-',\  M  K\IIN  \  I  1  n  l;\  I'll  KI'.KI.I..  •  (l/.iiNI..  ■  .\niii  III.K  S  \i,- 
\|iiN     lliMiKl.ll.  lliiri',>    .\.-<Jl     l'l..\KS.      ■       1  lis  MTiilN  IMl'.N  1.      •       I  I  1 1;  \  \l 

.\s  ,\  Fi.N-('.\si  IK.      •      .\liiKi.  .\i;iiri    l-'.wnki  11.   I'l.ii'.s.      •      A    IIvnii- 

SiiMK    TkIii.       •       llniiKI  11    .\Nli    SaVKD.       •       I'NIKI'.   (il.lS    .\  Nl  i|  1 1 1.K  1'' ISI  I. 
llnW        I  III'.     C'lUNIKN'      liil\'      .XnCI.I-.S      IDK       \      SM.MiiN.         •         .\      Si.HlKKI.I. 

Skin    I  i  v.      •     .\  (iKi,.\i    (,'ahii.      •     'riii     Imi.uii    Kui.k    in    \ia\ 


^00 


(  onkiits. 


Mil 


% 


ClIAl'TKR      M.    (Coutiinu; 


I) 

liKl-NSWlCK.       ■       l!\R(  I,AS'>    lldTKI.    AM.     IIIK    I'.KACII    ON     |HF    iiAlK    hl.s 
ClIALKIKS.      .      (.n,,n  ,S|'.i|;i    IN    |'K,,sn:,    I.       .       A   SiMMiiN,   I  K,,\|    ||,K\M 
KX'ITKMiM-.        .       A       l,,,N,;      SIKK,,,!,,.;.        •       C.N.iKM,   |.M|,,s-  .         \ 

I'KKiiv   Si  UN,;  ,,K  Ska  Tk,,,  ,,      .     Kukk,,    ,,,„,   ,,,,  ,; ,  s,  ,,|..s 

^'■•^'"^'-  '"  '    '■■'^"    '"    ■■■kiiM'S,      .      Tko,  I    I.KIIIN,,    Ai     mm:   kvN,,i;- 
'•'•^■^-      ■     <''<i-\i    Si'Mkr    Willi    |,„;|||     1^,  ,,||,      .     II  \|,.|||N,,  Smmmn 

ARIIFKIAI.I.V    a    (iKKAl     Si  .  V|.;>s.       •       T||k     (),,.;,;  a  |  |,  ,n.    AT     i  )|  I  I  KK  I- N  r 

il.viviiKKiK...      .      \Vi;iK   OuNi  K>  (;|.:i nil,  Ckkvm.      .     o,  i;    An,,i,i-;ks 

Tin;   iMKST    TO    1;r,;|.;    |  |  , ,,;    A  K  11 1- 1<  I  \  I,  S  I  .  m  K  |  N, ;    ..,.     KlVKK.    ANl.   l,\K|.s 

STArisTn;s    ,.|.     SAi,\n,N     {•nhikik^.      •       |>, ,  v,  iikr-,    (,k.,win,;     \|,,i;k 

RkcKI.KSS.        ■        SlKI-ACK      KiMllN..     CaNNui        I!  M  1:i<  m  |  n  a  I  K      I  III.      Klsll 
IIVMIs    ,„.     Till:    SAIAlnN.      •      (   ONJ  Kr  |  ,   K  l:^   C,  ,N,  K  l<  N  I  N, ;     III,      llHNTITY 
'"■'    '■'"■■    ■^'■^    ■'■'^"'   '■       •      All.    Al;n,   I     |,M.l..    KnUAKl,    xni,  m      |.„in 
^'"^      ""^"■-    '"      ""      WlNMMMI.        .       (iKi.M       KiviK.     ,n      III,      X^KII, 

■'    ""     ^^i^^i^'-ii    A    l,ANi,-|.,„K,,,    Salmon?     •      1),mi,nm,,n.    am. 

W  I.Hill  I      III      Scili.i.lilc    Sai.mmn. 


I'A(i|.: 
300 


CiiArii'k    \'|., 


'l"in:     l.\M      Dav     in     Cwir 

AI.Mi.N     UlNS. 

in:    \\i  nninisii. 


•       Sl'XWNIN.;       llAIIIIS      ..I-      Till.:       Smai.in 

^^''"'■^    ''^'^■'-      •      'I'm:    S|.:\     T,<,,i  r,    1 , -,    (  Iamknks., 
l.\Ki:    I'.i.w  \Ki..      •       |,\K|.,    Si. 
I'l-'iiiNi;.      ■       liii     ■ 

I  111:       I,  \NI.-  I  .i.cKi.ii    S  \L\li.N. 


Ms     ll.l  N  I  I  I  S  . 
"UN       \N1.      IIS 
ll<IIIMN.\     ANl.     VIIK     Asm  Al'.\l..ri  lli.l  A.N      klVKKS. 


406 


Cii.\i'Ti;k    \'II., 


TiiK    .M(.KNIN,;  .,i()i  i<    l.\sr    D.sv    ..n     iiik    Rimk.      •      .\     k,^,.;   |^    hh.. 

''^"'■"-      ■       '■"^''    *'^^l-~-      •       I'^X'll.l.l  N.  1:    ni      III,:    MtII-IJami;,,,.    R,,|. 
■^'•"'    '        '    I-V-(ASIIN,;       TnlKN\M,N,S.  -  Kx,   I  „:m  ,:n  ,        IN        RINNIN,; 

'"^"■"'^-        •        -^     '-='^'-        •        ^X     |-:\.|i|N,;     Sii<,,;,;i.,:.       .       A     Sl(l;i;.,KN 

^"""'^-  •  l-^xi'i"  IN  \  \m\t  I.  M\NNi:i<,  .  Cki  m  s,.,,Kr 
•■nM<Ms  AriKNi.iN,:  III,  .\N,;i.ii;\  l.i,,;,  .  Kkaitiii  1.  I  11,,,,, ins 
"^  -^^  'l^''  ''^  I>ih,:kin,  .\,  iii,,i;..  .  R,:iK,,sn.,  ,,M  \n,;.in,- 
•^'  ""■  ■'■""^"  l'""i  -^"AiN.  •  A  Nm<k,,u  K.,  m,,;  ,k,,M  \n  \,,|. 
'"•■^'■-  ■  -^  ^^"iv,NiK.  .  l-KiKi:  U,s,,s  A  Cm. I,  Klsll.  .  .\  Ck.ni. 
"^"''-'■-  •  ■'■■^ii  Mi'ii.  •  Cm,  ,11,  (),  n,,.  \  Ciixn,  I  ■  I|ik\m 
Risks  .\  S\i.m.,n   .vni,    I,\ni.s   11     \n,K    a   Sik.ki    Siki,,.;i,       .     .\,,. 

""^''-      ''""■'•'■      ^'^'-     (ill'.K.S.       .       Wli.KivM      „,,     ,,,,      1^^,^,,     ^,\,, 

\  \i,i:i.i(:r, luv. 


4;vS 


ILLUSTRATIONS. 


M 

;;•»" 


\'n;\\    M|-    rill.    I.ini.i.    Suiiisw     Kisik,    1',   t)., 

Till  lllllJll       I'.Hll,,  .  .  „  ,  . 

>- Al  \|i  i\,         ^ 

TlMI       li'K      MM.      l,\Mi|M,      Nil      (///.,/.),  .  . 

kl.slINC       \      I'di    (.,  -.._._ 

'I'm.     (illlH^     AkF.      kl    \\>\.       Mil.      M.iKI-M\N,      \\  III.KI,      I -,      1  |  K  ? 
1  N      (  ■  \MI', 

M  li   -M   \l       (     \MI  ,  -  -  -  . 

'I'll!  Kl.'--      Ni  1  I  ||I\i,      I  .11x1       1  I  , 
l.\li\       MAil"iNAIh     ('\sMM,      Mil       I-  I  \      I///./.I, 

.\\     1'.mi;k\i>    .\si;i,i  k    {///.i/.t,       -  .  .  .  . 

1>\'  1    Sill.    \    III  \i  n  ! 

A    I )  MnK-I  '<  ii.iiKi  ii    Si  \     I  Kill   I , 

ill  .\r  I  ii'.s,  -------. 

Mir-.\l.\r     Imu.WS    l!lll.li|.\i:     \     liiKiii    ('\nmi      (/«,/,|, 

I'oR  I  Ai;i\i,     \    ('\.Mi|.    [Jus/.),  -  .  _  ,  . 

Dill  IKl.M   I       lil.l  WKI-.N      \     I'kI  Nll-Kl    N     >\|\|.iN      \Mi     \      ■Sijsk"    ,,k 

As    Niu.     \    Si:.\     iKiii  I  A-    \(,r    1-Ai.k    \\  mi,    •|'.\ki.,     - 

Ai  1.    K:  NUN  ,    SiK, 

('\->ll\i.     IK'iM      \     Cwm  l/z/i/.l,       ----._ 

jcllIN       iKMilKMl's     C  WW  .i\      l.Msl        I'XK.M.M    III.M   ,      Ml.., 

A    (.'anM'    Sri;M     Uiisf.),  ----... 

<'iK.\.Mi      |-'.\l  I.--       \Mi      I'llill       UN       IIM        NlKI-|i;l||        kl\||.,       \,      I;., 

l'\i;i.M.\i     l\iisii\    I  111.   Ni.i'isK.rn    kiMK.      l.iiiiKi.M,    li'MKi.AM    i///„y.) 


Kill, 


I'AOK 
nit'i.ipiiW. 

23 
27 

31 

35 

3y 

45 
49 

55 
57 
(n 

-  ''5 
''7 
71 
75 
77 
7y 

-  87 
<J3 
')7 

101 
105 
i(„j 
I  1 1 


\V  1 


Illiisfrntioiis. 


TaIIIM-.M        I'AI.I.S,         l.niiKIN'.      UnWN     SiKIWI. 

A     S\\l      Mini'      \1       .Mlc-\I\i^     ylllil.\.  .  .  .  ■  - 

In    a     \1i(-Mac    I,(iih;i..       >\i  \i.i,    \1ii-\|\(      I  xkim,    a    Sii.ma. 

\  II  w     (IN     nil     Mai  M'KUiA    Ki\iu.     I',   ij.       Niu;     nil     I   r^  \i  ..i;  1 1  <  ii, 

\)IAV     Ml       IIIK     MaI\I'I.1M\      \\IM\.      I.cmiKIM;      ll'     nil       MUI.WI      ArUn^-^      Mil-. 

Ki  ^  1  111!  Hiiii;    \\\\  IK,     N.    il. , 
\  \i,i,i,',    ,>i     nil,    ki.^iK.Mi  (  111    knii;.    \.    1...    I.M.iKiM,    1  iM\\  s    nil.  mki.am  — 

Si   i.Al;      1,'iAI       MnlNIMN-     IN      llll.      lH-IANCK,  .  -  -  - 

A      r>AS>      IslJ.II  A  II,  -.---.-- 

A     I.  Ai^i,     I'm  II   I ,  -  -  -  •  ■  ■  '  " 

A    Kani.i  i.iA      luiii   I.        N"i     1 1  \NiisMMi.,    i;i   I     n     Wiiiiiiii'    ii^.  ii;s., 

1  I '-    A    ( llll  111   I  im:,     --.--■- 

I'liiNl-.i.K      MIWIIK      UN       nil       >i    II H        l.\KI~.       Ml.. 

j.Ai.i.s    ciN     \     Tkii:!   I  \kn     '||      nil     I    \-,i   \i'i.iii\     Ki\i:i:,     I',    ".i..    - 

\  IIAV     iiN      IIIK     Ca^i  M'Klil  >      Kl\  IK,  ------ 

SM.MiiN      1-'AI1,->     UN      llll       (  ■  \sc    \|'|  hi  \      K;\I-.K,  -  - 

■|  iUKi\-i  i\i-   SMMiiN     l\KiN    i;\    llll  K    ',<i.ii-    ;n    ■|iiki-,i:    I>avs    IIN     nil;   (an 
(  .M'l.ni  \    l\i\  I  K, 

l.ilKIl      Sl.\NI,K\'-      I'l-IMNi,      CiiTLMll       UN       llll       (     \M\Kllil\      KlVF.K, 

l.iiKNi,'--    l-'i>iiiNi;    (ill  I  Mil.    iiN    nil:   Cam.m'i  in  \    ki\i,K, 

CiKin    MiiKNiNi..       Cwir    111'    (;rnii:s    in    a    Smmhn    1'i-iiini.    IAkia,    - 

A    Km  <;ii    < '  \^||',     Inukki',  .-----• 

A      I, I  i\  I.I.N      Si  III      liiK      \     Casi'     (/us/.). 

A     I..VKI.K    l-'i>ii    ii'K     \    l.ir.iir    knii,     -  -  -  -  -  - 

(    AnI  INi:      I  III       \-  \.\ ,       -------- 

.  J^^'  l''-  - 

A     LnNC     (A'-r     i/nsi.),  --...--- 

l,.\Mi|N<.      \     S\1.\MN     (///.-/.),  •  -  -  - 

I'.H,      km   K      I'lml.,  -------- 

Tin.    I.iiu  IK    I'mii  . 

I'lli:     I    lil.K     I'mil,    Ulls/.).      -  -  -  -  ■  " 

I'.V.MIUS     S.M.MiiN      I'mil.     UN      llil.      \|  \  l;i  i  .\  K  I' I .      Ul\ll<,     ('.XTK      liKICniN, 

\ii-;sv    111'     nil'.    li'iiK    .\I.m;(.  \Ki.i  ,    (    \ri     l!i;i  ihn. 


I'Aiil-. 

117 

121 

12; 


131 
133 

137 
14" 
N5 

uy 

151 
153 
155 

159 
163 

if>7 
173 
I  Si 
187 
icjy 
2uy 

215 
2ICJ 
225 
227 

22(J 
233 
23y 
243 


Illiish'dfioNs. 


X\  II 


1  '7 


i.!7 

1.(1 
II? 

I  ?  I 

i?5 

I  5 'J 
163 

1(17 

173 
1  Si 
1S7 

20(J 

-'? 
■J  19 

--  5 

^33 

■;43 


i 


'""    ^''1  I     Ni  \i;    I'-ii.i     Ml  i..kA\i,     N.    >.      . 

''^'■'       ''I'l    1"^       I  I    \M       \M.     ri.vMsIM;     (///.,/.:,  .  .  .  _ 

^""      '"        ""       -^"^^11      "I       '     \N-'      11:. Ml      I',, 1:1       Ml    n.lMM.      \.     ,S., 
I'"l<l      II  \\\  km;I   k\,     (     \l'|,     1;ki   |,,s.  . 

Ml    M.IK     MaI<|.,N     Kmikp,,.      mm       ImK.I      1.,MK.    ,,N     M.      nilK's    «    AN.,,      ,/.„,.,, 

''''^'"'      '■"'^'"■■ll    -I-     I'lllK^    '    XNU.    i.Vw.   ./;v..    JA.v;.,-   .S/,„M,v,, 

^'"^       '"       ^M'M^,      <    All,      I;ri    |,,n,      ,kmM      ,|.m|    II.KV       11,,,,^ 
••'"^''      I'll   K        \l       >,  |,SM  ,-.... 

•'''  '       '  "'-l^'-     I-     l-IM     "I      I''"M;     01.1,     I.,, I  iM;ni   i;,„      .  .  .  , 

■'^'  ^'"^    ■'^ii^i  I  I     -I     n\ni>i.  k.    (    \n     i;i;|,  |,,^^  .  _  _  _ 

'I'm     M"\i      I  Ml      \  I     I;  MM. I  IK, 
A|'I'i;m\,  II     I,,    |;\|,|,|.,  1^    |,y    |<,,\,,  _  _ 

'•"■"""""'      "^      '•'""       NakKmU.,      I.ak,       |,k.,,      |r,,K,     ,•,,,      1!,,,,,^    ,,„^,^^ 

"^'""''"^'■'     '111    M;"      l'"nl,      Nl  Al;      Ki.s.'s      !■   \|;m, 

^'""'^""      !■'    ^-'"^      l.ll":l        \M.      I'MM,       MS      Mil,;      \Uk,,AU|.|.      kiMU,      ,    .     |,. 

'' ""^       111!        Mini. I, I.      kniK,      (    Al'l,      I;k|    I..N. 

'''"'        ^   "   I    ^'■'       "!■       N"KIIII.\M       M    \K,,Akl.r,      (AM,      I'.KIL.N, 

''"'     "'"  '^i      '"-^i    Sum  II  Ri.i.    ,  .    Al     Xmimiiiasi     M\k,,akki, 

I'KIN'M      IIMIIN,;     SlAIInN    .  .  I     (  ' ,  1 1.  |  |  | ,  ,\  M  |-,    ..N    (,,    |l      Mh.KI,    <\|.|      |!|;|,|,,N, 
••\M'IN''      I'il;      llSllLN,;      |i,,A|>,      \|,,\|;     (111,1  IK  A,\ir,  .  .  .  _ 

KmM,    llns.     M.Kis,;      X,,;,,,      |.,,,,v,      11,,,^,^      N,.KII,1.AM      Al  AK. ,  A  K  Kl ,, 

K.NdUCH    iM.R    Hki,\k]\si,    A^^u•,\^■    (/;/,»■/.), 

A\  ll\  K.'K-.M  \,;||      |,n,,M      im,      SlIAMnoAl       \\||,\K|, 

''■^'^      ^  "  '-^       IImIII.      m       \\|IVK.,K,,MA.,II,      (ATI,-     l!l;i:|,,N, 

'''-'"■'    ■'■'^"    "'  ^i"<i"    'i-i  I     1^    llii'.ni     -N     Mil     M,m;,,aki,|.:    kivi,k, 
'■'^1'-'    "^     iiii;    .M,\ki..\i;M     I;m,,,\\    (nm,    Ci.KAk, 

C'-M'l      (    I.KAk     (IN      MaR.;.\KI  1       kl\  Ik,        .  .  .  .  _ 

'■•"     ^^'"'^^     ^'     '"'■'"     '"      l-^'^i     AiN»,|.,.,    U„sl.    from  Mori, ,:^    Wa^o,,), 
"  lii  i"\\    -Mil.    kkii.ci:    is    A    l,.\k,,,     |)|.:|.:|.    i.,„,i„  '    . 

Im.AI      KdCK     I'uni,     ,,N     Tin;    J.\(,,,||,l      kl\l,|;,      N,     |;. 
\\,\UI.\     rwiii.     .IN      i|||.;     jA((jl|.|      kl\l.;, 


Tauk 
-'45 

24'y 
•J  5 1 

-'53 
-55 
-5  7 
■-'5'J 
■.•t)i 

203 
-•05 
207 

271 


27<J 

281 
283 

-•>5 
2S7 

2ijl 
21J3 

2<)5 

297 
299 
301 
3"3 
3'>5 
3"  7 
3'J<) 


^ 


will 


////fsfrdfioiis. 


SwrSlhU     \l     \iU      I'.KI    NmVI.K    (.IKI.s  WN   (    I.IM.     N|\kJ\.  ...Ill      UlM  i;    (A/./.l, 

l.Mi.,K     ..U     \\ls:iMIII.     I'.H.l,    ON      ||||.,    j\c,_.ri,l      kl\li;, 

KmMi    I  h.\>.         ()||.     llUlliCK     AMI     Mill.     I.N      III!       I  \.  .,.11   I       kl\IN, 

l!\KM\\'.    II. .11,1,    Ni.\i;    JMi.rir    Ki\iK    (///.A),     -  .  .  _ 

1^1  \|  H    AM'    Ciii'i    i.\    i;\ii:    HI-,    CiiMiiu-,    Ni  \i;     III,     |,    ,111     |;i\||._ 

•lIMIiKIN      I'lVSIS.;     I.N       Mil.      Ill    \.    II      ..N       l:\ll.     Ills     CjIMKIU-,,      MAI;      |\l\.ll, 

kl\  I  k    (  ///./.  I,  .  .  . 

Ill'.l.l.     (i\ri.      I'mil.     iiN      Mil       I  \(  i,.I    I    I       kl\i;K,  .  . 

I'liik      lli.Ksl,     SlIiiK      I'.H.l.     UN      Mil.      I  \.  .  il    I    I       k|\M;,  .  .  . 

r  \klN.,     ^.    '  ID     (  '..Ml  .  .K  I  , 

■  \      ll.'.Kl.      I'. ...I        I..      Kill.       \      SAI.Mi.N      IN,  ^  . 

A  <  1. Ml  III;  I  Ml  I  (  \Ml'INi,  l'l,.\(  I,,  ---.... 
Sll  \  !■  KN       111    \r  I  ll.s,  -  -  .  .       ,  .  '       . 

A  k\N(,lll.^  (;i.\.Ni,  \\i.i.,,ii  1 1  I4  I  i;-..,  ....__ 
i'i->ii  Ikms  ami  Om.k.mim;  I1..I  sis  .\  1  'Iuvni.  I..\ki  mki.wi,  \!i.  ^///,.'.|, 
I' I ■^11    !i.\riiii;m     .\  1    (.k.x.nd    I.aki.    Siki.wi,    - 

r.VKINl,    Sl'.WVN     .\NI.     Mll.r     SlMll.rVNI.iHM.V      \l     (;k\M.     I.AKK    SikK.WI     (A/./.). 

'I'akim;    'Mil-:    lliii.s    ik..M    .\    S.u..miin    {///.</.), 

'■',i:si  iciuiiii-;    I'l.Mi    I1ai(1Ii:kv    a  r    1  n.i.ksini.,     1'.   i_i., 

I'm;  1  U.K.    AM)    1nii;ri  ii.K    ,S.\i.m..\    Kccs,     ....._ 

{•'l.M.M.l';     Si   111  liiIlK'     S.\l..Mii.\,     Al-  M.k     SkAUNlM;,  -  .  .  . 

DiiN'r    N'lir    Wisii    \iir    1 1  ah    Hi  i.n    Tiikuk? 

A    FiiR  I  v-l-;ii;iii     l'MrNiii;k,  ----... 

Sikii'i-.n    l!.\ss,  -------. 

1..\ni.ini;    .\    Si..\    Triii  I,  -----.. 

A    "l.i..\N-iii"    ('.\.Mi'.    ill       1    1.1     i.i.i:s.        -  -  .  _  . 

A    Si  kim;   oi'    'rKiit  I ,       -  -  -  ..  - 

.Mkniuni;    Mil.    lliki  II,  -----._ 

]■'!.. \r    l..\M.-,    kiM  n.iii  .  Ill,    \  \i,i,i,\,    -  .  .  .  _ 

A    1  l,\.Ni)i!;i  IMF,    SiRiNi,    III     Si.\     Tkiii  I,       - 

A    'riiKKK-l'iir.ND    Si:a    'rRiu  r,    -  . 

IIk.mis   (ii-    Ska    Tkch  i',         -----.. 

\'li:\\     111-     (  h-KllKC     l-KOM     !, i:\is,  .  . 


i'\(ii', 
."3 

:w5 

3i<) 

3 'J  5 
321J 

33' 
333 

337 
341 

34: 

35' 
355 

:v>} 

3''5 
3''7 

:,(,., 

373 
375 
377 

37') 
3S1 
3S3 
3S5 
3S7 
3S9 
3yi 
393 
395 
3<J7 
399 


J/litsfnifioiis. 


MX 


ViKW     n|      (Jl-Klii.;,'     KU,,M     s,       (    ||,m;,,|-,     Kimk,        . 

I'lMii.vc    I'm;  IV    ci\    1   \ui     )-;hv,  Auii,  v.  (j.,    (//•,/.), 

*"■"•''■    "I'     '-^'^l'-     I'.I'WAKI.— FIr.AI.    .,!■    jl.ANNul      k|\||;, 

ON     tin:    Ji    \\\nr     Ruik     Nim;     |,u<|;     i:i,\v\l;|,, 

I'I"M1  i;     Sll  AMI  K     I'l  Rii„,N,    \     ,,s      l.vKi:     M.      |,.||N,      ]■     .1 

A    I'MK    Wmkiii    Wih.iiisc,        -  .  ..  . 

^\l^MM^II, 

A      WlNMM^II,  .  .  .  _ 

\\lNM.M>n,     (iKIiAT     AM.     >MM|.,         .  .  . 

Till       \\  INMMMI      I.AMlIJi     (//A,/.), 

'Iiii.    .M.iMACNAi^    Im.ians,    l.\ki.    Si.    Inns,    \\  (  ).^ 
Vii^\    '"     l-M^i-    Si.    JMiiN    iKMM    pni.sr    .\i  X    Tkimiu.i., 

I'l.Wl.NC      \     WlN.MMMl     (IV     l.\KK     .S  |  .      (,,l|S     (lllst.), 

^''^"""1  \N    I-'ai.i.-,    .\i:ak    I.AKi     Si.     |.,m\. 
".\    TKorin,    •1iik"_  K  \\,;|,,  I  y    •||.,,|.|._ 

K.    I  '.     I.KdN  \K|i     \  I      \|  \v      \()|;k 

S.M.MiiN      K.iip,  .  .  _  _ 

.lAMKS     1,.     11K,,|.:>K    Al      Nku      VoKK     Tn,KNxM,N,      .^s|,N,;     ,.,„     Ar,,    K\,A      u 

Sim;i.i-I1am.i.ii    iMA-Knn,  .  .  .  _ 

\V.     >        lll.A(-K|-,.Kli      Al-      .\|\V      \-,,|:k        I,,!   UNA 
Willi     S|M;|.|;.|1am,|.|,      llA-km 

K.    11.    I.AWRiN.i:    \r   .\i\v    \-,,kk     Ioirnwiiai    Ca^ 

SlNCLK-IlAMilJi     I-IN-Rmi,, 

I>|>(  i.mum;    Km'ii.s    in     \    l;iK(  II    [lust.), 

'I'liK    Ki\|.,k    Was    \r.in     Ilicii, 

.Ml  I  \i;i:k  iidi  AN    Kr.TK    l!i,i.(,w    tmk    I.'am^^^ 

.Mktahkkikh  A.\     I'AI.Is,     1'.    (^).,        .  . 

■NWicaiim;    Rimcii    \\a  ikks    in    a    Di.;.,!!-    (///,/.) 

I\i  ||    l.i.iii;i;    I'lHii.,  -  .  .  . 

^iiA\     UN     l.NKi,    I'.nwAKh,     r.    1^).,    - 

*'  \i'i  \IN    lii  HI  iii.i  1  \    'I'ui..^:  rRi:>    (///.(/,) 

II'MI.I.     k.iKI.I;\  Al  ,      l.AKl.     St.      IcillN       r      () 


I'Adl. 

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4".i 

4"? 

4"7 

4"'» 
■|i  1 

4  1  .i 

4' 5 
1 1  — 

4  1  , 
41') 

42? 

4-;  7 

4 -''J 

"IHNWIINI      CssllN,;     1,,|;      |llsi\s,i;     WITH 


431 


^MIM       C^slINC      |,,k      |)|>| 


\MT 


435 


'I  IN'.     I  "K     I  )|>l   \N(   I      Willi 


-  437 
439 

-  44' 
443 

-  445 

-  447 
451 
453 
4()i 
467 


-,i 


1 


VVnii   Im.v-Roi)  axi)  Cami-:ra. 


CIIAPri'R     [. 


OtK    Imksi     Xiciii    (IS     Mil     kniK.      •     lliiw     Id    Si  I     \    s\i\iMN    IS    \    liiir    I'm.ii. 

Si'KAKIM.      \S|J     (  ,11  I  -\|   I  I  ISC      hlxl^^ll)      \si)     (nSIMMSIh.  (     \||       I'lKIMi.N 

Salmon    Sitakisi;.     •     ||\mi    |,r,K.     .     ■im.    |;,,s     r,,i.i.    \    .sii;\h,iii    mmkn. 
hi  >ii;ri  iidS    (   \i>iii    v.\    Si  ISIS. i.      •       ,\    Sivuriis.;    Sit\mi     is     iiii      I'mmi.. 

I'lA -I'IS|||N(,     \:\     MmmSLKJI  I      lipn     TkiiI  r     ASI)     Sm.MiiS.       •        ||||       |)||,|(,|||,    ,,|- 

•^■^'■1  I'^'i-     •     'I'm:    I)ii-|'|;ki:\(|-.   Hiiwikn  nil.    Iki  i    Sroi;  ismas   ami    iiii    |i-,ii 

'"^llll-H.        •        'I'lN'      MlKAMICIII      \S|.     11^     TkIIII    lAUIKs.        •        So\||;     l''lMli;k\'     St\- 

I'l^ii''^'      ■      CiiAMiKs    IN    nil.    1,111,   ,,|.    iiiK   S.M.Mos.      •      |)iii   \,,i    |.;vi.:u    Ski, 

A     llMMI      (iKII.Si:?       •       lldW       \u     1)|;\(;     A     S\l\|(iS      I' I  A.        •       |'\\,,k||K     VuEH. 

IIai-.ii^   .m     nil,    S\i\i.is.      •      Kki.is    .\kk    Uni  n     kjr    Immm.. 


A  XOrill'Jv  )-<'ar  had  |).issc(l  aua\,  ar-l  a-ain  \\v 
^  were  cMlcamix'd  hy  llu:  side  of  one  of  ilu;  most 
l)icturcs(iuc  rivers  in  Canada.  Our  iciu  was  pitched  near 
the  "tiiird  pool,"  and  was  pleasanll)-  located  in  a  -^rove 
of  firs,  hemlocks  and  maples,  on  a  littK;  knoll  a  few 
feet  from  the  eastern  shore  of  the  ri\-er,  ami  hut  two 
or  thrc:e  i  ods  from  the  rapids  which  form  the  hea.d  of 
the    pool. 

It    was    the    evening    of    our    first    day    on    the    river, 
and  a  hearty  supper,  such  as  on!}-  a  lishernian   knows  how 


22 


//'////    /'7v-/\(h/   and    Ld/iicni. 


to  cnjoN.  had  l)ccii  (lispitscd  of,  and  we  were  iiidul'dii'j: 
in  ili.il  Mi|ir(nic  cnio)  iiiciil  which  a  ^odd  ci^ar,  a  [icrfcct 
digestion    .md    such    surroiiiuhiii^s    (oidd    .L;i\<'. 

\\  r  had  had  .i  hard  d  i\  s  worL  in  .isccnihiiL;  the 
ri\cr,  and  liad  found  l-ul  small  sport  with  the  ll),  for 
ihcri'  arc  hut  lew  L;ood  pools  Ixlou  the  third,  two  of 
them  onl)  hein;^  considered  ol  enouL;h  import. nice  to  he 
named.  We  had  lound  the  w.iler  low  ,nid  clear,  .md 
the  tl.iN  uas  hri^^ht  ;  hut  in  s[)ite  ol  these  dr.iwh.icks  wc; 
had  made  .i  score  of  liltt'cn  or  Iweiit)  nice  sea  trout 
.and    a    j^rilse. 

I'i'ere,  m\  I'omrade  on  this  occasion,  w.is  .i  sports- 
m.m  in  the  hest  sense  ol  the  word,  a  student  ,uul  lo\cr 
of    na'nre    also,    and    .i    scholarK     m.m    hesides. 

1  je  had  been  with  me  helore  on  more  th.ui  one 
outing,  .md  was  .i  most  ai^reeahle  <md  .dto_L;ether  enjoy- 
al)le  t:omi)anion.  We  had  louml  iIk  ri\cr  so  low,  that 
in  many  places  our  canoe  could  not  possihiy  he  poled 
up  the  rapids,  loaileel  as  she  was  so  hea\  il)  with  us,  our 
stores,  and  our  two  canoemeii  or  L^uides,  antl  we  hael 
waded    a    i^ood    p.u't    of    the    da\'.  "•' 

()f  course  wailin:^  is  e.\[)ecteel  l)\'  t;\er)-  lisherman, 
and  in  fact  it  would  he  a  tame  thi)'  iiulccd,  if  a  ^ood 
pari  of  the  time  were  not  spent  in  two  feet,  more  or 
less,    of    water. 


■^ 


f* 


X 


^4 


I  y it  It    Fly- Rod    and    Caincni. 


But   \\{\.vx  th(j  tlay's  work  is  done,  and   the  wet  clothes 


ire    dolled,    .ind    warm,    dr)     ones    put    on    lor    the    \\\ 


r< 


dit. 


w 


hat    a    leclinL:'    of   intense;    satisfaction    and    rest    anti    utter 


conilort    oiu;    enicns,    as    lie    stretches    himself    out    on    his 


thick    heil    ol    hemlock    l)ouL;hs,    as    we   did    after    enjo)'i 


n<2 


our    c;\x;nmii     meal 


It  is  ni)-  in\ariable  rule  on  ni)-  fishini^-  tri[)s  to  have 
a  warm,  tlr)-  cliann'e  of  clothes,  in  whicli  to  pass  the 
nii^ht.  No  matter  how  much  wadini;'  one  does  in  the 
cold,  almost  ic)'  cold  water  of  the  mountain  stream,  if 
the  change  ;)f  clothes  is  at  luind,  no  discomfort  follows 
the    e.\p(3sure. 

/\nd  after  the  dr)'  woolens  are  tlonned,  how  one's 
skin  jj^lows,  and  what  a  sense  of  satisfaction  is  felt  as 
tlu;  comrades  reiiose  before  the  camp  fire,  and  while 
watching'  the  blaze  curl  about  the  snaippin^'  loi;'^,  discuss 
the    events   of   the   da)-,    and    fio-ht   their   battles   o'er  a_L;"ain. 

It  was  under  such  conditions  as  I  have  described 
that    we    cMijoycd    irur    nrst    night's    outing'. 

Before  us,  across  the  ri\er,  looming  up  against  the 
heavens,  was  a  high,  stet'p,  rugged  cliff;  behind  and 
aroimd  us  on  all  othc;r  sides  was  tlu;  lorest,  which  ex- 
tended   almost    unbroken    lor    hundreds    of    miles. 

In  Ircjnt  ol  the  camp  was  the  lire,  and  arountl  it  in 
careless    attitudes   \\v   reclined,    together   with    our    two   ca- 


lyith    I^ly-Rod    anJ    Camera. 


25 


:ht, 


Ills 


nocmen.  I-or  a  while  neither  of  us  spoke,  but  i^ave  our- 
selves entirel)  to  our  thoughts  and  to  the  goddess 
Nicotine. 

"It's  a  ^reat  pity  I  h)st  tiiat  sahnon  in  the  second 
pool,"  at  length  exclaimed  iny  friend,  who  jiad  heen 
busily  engaged  in  drying-  his  wading  stockiiiLis.  ••|le 
must  have  been  lightly  hooked,  for  I  handled  him  as 
carefull)    as    1    c(nild." 

"N'cs."  1  replied,  "the  hook  came  back  with  a  jerk. 
I  should  think  perhaps  it  struck  the  bone  of  the  jaw, 
and  not  fintling  enough  to  hold  it,  caim;  awa\-  at  the 
first    turn    of    the    tish." 

Iwas  a  right  neat  cast  )()u  made  that  time,"  said 
liiram,  the  elder  of  the  guides,  joining  in  the  coincr- 
sation.  "  1  think  it  was  about  ninet\-  feet  ;  I  saw  the 
lish  just  foment  the  lly.  a  cast  or  two  before;  he  rose. 
lie  made  an  offer  at  it.  but  not  in  real  earnest.  "Fwas 
when  the  lly  went  beyant  and  passed  fairl\-  over  him 
that    he    took    it." 

"I  didn't  see  him  until  he  rose."  replied  m\  friend, 
"or    I    should    have    fished    differentU." 

"NOii  wouldn't  have  done  any  better,  likel)-  as  not, 
if  }-ou  had  seen  him,"  said  William,  the  other  guide, 
"!t  Vv-as  a  fresh-run  lish,  and  look  when  a  gcjod  chance 
came." 


26 


IVitli    Fly- Rod   and    Caiucm. 


\ 


on    .s;i\'    N'ou    saw 


iin 


hef 


oxv.    \\v.    rose 


11 


irain, 


I 


cxclaimctl,    "do    \()u    mean    that    \()u    saw    the     fish    away 
clown    in    the    jjooI.    at    that    distance?" 


Indeed    he    did, 


sau 


1    W 


liani, 


and    so   did    1  ;    the 


hsh     was     Kiiil;'     up     ai^anist     a 


1)1 


ue     rod 


HI     tlie     ec 


ld>- 


11 


e\- 


11 


irani 


Such  keenness  of  sii^ht  scanned  almost  incredible, 
but  1  had  witnessed  numerous  instances  of  it  before, 
and  1  saw  no  reason  to  doubt  their  statemc;nt  in  the 
present  instance.  The  traininj^  of  tlu;  \ision  of  the 
ij^uides  and  rixcr  men  is  somethini;  absolutel)"  wontlerful. 
Man)-  and  many  a  time  ha\c;  1  stootl  beside  a  salmon 
l)ool,  and  had  m\'  i-uicU;  count  the  fish  \s\w\y  in  the 
water,  sometimes  a  do/en  at  ;i  time,  when  1  positi\el\- 
could  not  s(,;e  a  Im.  It  is  onl\-  in  late  }-eai's  that  I 
ha\(^  U.'arned  how  to  look  for  a  saJmon  beneath  the 
surface    of    tin;    water. 

It  is  an  accomplishment  difficult  to  ac(|uire.  and 
hard  to  tlescribe.  In  llie  first  j)lace,  the  unetlucated 
()bser\(..'r  looks  for  somethiiiL;  whitish  in  the  water,  in 
searchiiiL,^  for  a  salmon,  wlierc-as  he  siiould  look,  for  a 
fish  54"ra\isii  in  color  and  with  a  bluish-i^reen  back;  for 
the  salmon  in  its  native  elem^mt  almost  always  shows 
that  color,  unless  it  has  been  lont;  in  tile  river,  and 
even     then     it     does     not     lose     its     bluish     back     entirely, 


i 


M 


■f. 


28 


intli    Fly- Rod    and    Camera. 


iilth()UL;li  it  l)cc<)nK's  imich  darker.  A^ain  he  looks  for 
a  lafi^x.'  tish,  when  it  he  scarclu'd  lor  sonulhinL;'  near 
what  lu;  woiiKl  (.■xpccl  to  he  tlir  ch'nu'iisions  ol  a  j^ood- 
sized    trout,    he    would    conit:    nearer    the    mark. 

1  can  recall  a  number  ol  instances  ol  seeini^"  what  I 
supposed  to  he  either  a  lar^e  trout  or  a  grilse,  j,ut 
which,  on  Ijeinj^-  killed,  pro\cd  to  he  a  L;()oil-si/ed  sal- 
mon. 

It  is  to  he  rt:meml)ered  that  the:  salmon  in  tlu^  pool 
is  co\ereil  gciierall)  with  more  water  than  the  obsei-\er 
dreams  of;  and  1  iia\-e  often  found  a  depth  of  fifteen 
feet  in  a  pool  where  1  hardly  e.\[)ected  three.  Such  a 
dej)th  tlwarfs  the  si/e  of  the  lish  to  the  ej'e,  antl  it  is 
onl\'  h}'  nuich  practice  that  one  learns  lo  look  through 
the    water    for    the    tish    for    which    he    is    searchiuL;'. 

"Oh,  yes,  1  saw  tlie  salmon  a  i^ood  hit  of  time 
before  he  took  the  ll\',"  said  Hiram,  cutting'  up  a  fresh 
fillinL;'  of  tobacco  for  his  pipe,  and  rubbing-  it  fine  be- 
tween   his    hands,    "and    three;    more." 

"Is  tliat  so?"  i  exclaimed,  "W'h)-  didn't  nou  sp(,;.d< 
at    the    time?" 

"The)'  were  awa)-  down  the  pool  heyaiK  the  lly," 
said  William,  "and  two  ol  them  were  scarred  on  the 
back.        lle\-.     Hiram?" 

His    brother   was    busil)'    eniL!a!j,'ed    in    li^hlin^-   liis    pipe 


-I 


■1 


U'it/i    I'ly-Rod    and    L'oiiici 


V. 


29 


witli  an  cml).')-  at  that  moment,  and  onl)  '^'runted  an 
assent  to  William's  (jiier\-;  hut  at  length  he  answered, 
"Yes,    hiast    the    spearers,    they're    at    it    ai^ain." 

"I  noticed  some  hunit  remnants  of  hirch  hark  on 
the  rocks,"  ([uietl_\  remarked  h'rere.  who  was  still  en- 
i^^-ai^X-d  witli  his  wet  stockings,  "and  supposed  that  the 
spearers    w(.;re    at    their    old    iricks." 

"  \  es,  the)'re  always  at  it  e\-ery  rii^ht  ni^ht,"  saiil 
William,  as  he  threw  a  fresh  lo^-  on  the  tire,  aiul  ar- 
ranged the  others  so  as  to  hurn  to  belter  ach' intake, 
"anil  the\-  can't  he  stopped  neither,  unless  th(;re  s  a  man 
always    hand)     to    watch    tlu;    bi^-    pools." 

'  It's  a  pit\-  they  can't  be  stopped  in  their  work  in 
the  lower  pools,"  said  1.  ''W  lhe\  could  be  headed  off 
there,  the\-  would  harchy  trouble  the  tish  in  the  uj)per 
pools,    they    are    so    ilithc  ilt    of    access." 

"Sure  enough,"  replied  William,  ";uid  the  two  lower 
pools.  W  lei  alone,  wouUl  be  the  best  salmon  pools  on 
the  ri\-er,  but  the  poachers  can  reach  them  in  three  or 
four  hours  (rom  the  mouth  of  the  river,  and  they  not 
only  spear  in  them,  but  they  oftcm  set  ^ill-nets,  ami 
e\-en     sweep    the     pools    with     semes." 

"Too  bail,  loo  bad,  alto^'ether !"  exclaimed  Hiram, 
"they'll    spile    the    river    entirel)." 

In    order     that     their     words     ma\-    be     better    undor- 


'Ifi 


30 


/A'////     I'lv-Rod    ami    C  '(iiiicni. 


itood,    I    wil 


mak^'  a  brief  explanation.  Salmon  spear- 
iny^  and  netting'  arc;  the  two  i^i'eat  t-auses  ol  cle[)letion 
of    CaiKulian    streams;     (.lippiiiiL;-,    that    is    catchinL;-    tht;    hsl: 


with 


a.   larn'e    scoo[)-net 


lie    runs,    n 


ow    heinii'    hut    litth 


practiced.        I    have   visited    a 


ml 


lisheti    (|uite    a    nuinher   ol 


the    stre; 


tms, 


and    found    that    one;,    if    not    holii    tl 


lese    pro- 


scribetl  methods  of  capturin:^'  the  tisli,  was  practiced  on 
almost  e\er\'  one.  It  is  doiu;  sub  rosa  ol  coui'se,  but  to 
the  educatetl  observer  certain  "sis^ns"  of  the  marauders 
are    always    apparent. 

Salmon  s|)(.;arinL;'  is  practic(Hl  in  the  followinLr  man- 
ner: The  s|)ear  is  usually  a  steel  lanc:e,  sharply  pointed, 
and  fixeil  in  the  end  of  a  strong'  pole;.  At  both  sides 
of  this  lance  are  pliable  wooden  springs.  When  the 
rtsh  is  struck,  the  steel  pierces  its  back,  and  at  the  same 
time  the  sprini^j^s  tly  open  and  clasp  the  lish  au'l  hold  it 
firml)-.  A  dark,  cloudy  ni^ht  is  chosen,  and  at  a  time 
when    the    moon    is    not    abo\'(;    the    hori/on. 

The  s]jear(;r,  usualK'  in  a  dui^out  or  a  canoe,  but 
sometimes  on  a  rudeK'  constructed  catamaran  or  raft,  is 
paddled   or   poled   silenth'    b\'   a  confederate;  over  the  pool. 

In  the  bow  of  the  boat,  affixed  to  a  stall,  or  lyinj;' 
in  a  pan,  is  a  roll  of  bkuin^'  birch  bark,  anil  its  flame 
li^ihts  up  the  water  brilliantly,  wherever  the  rays  ol  th(; 
lij^ht    penetrate.        The;    lish    pa_\    •       attention    lo   the    blaz(% 


lK?ar- 
^tion 

hs!; 
little 
r  (,[ 
pro- 

on 
t  to 
(.Icrs 

lan- 
ited, 
des 
the 
me 
it 
me 

Jilt 

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32 


ll^itJi    I'lv-Rod    and    Camera. 


or  if  they  do  they  arc  attracted  by  it,  for  the)'  seem 
to    swim    in    the    circle;    of    li,L;lu,    hut    not    hcNond    it. 

Tile  s|)('ar('r,  standiiiL;'  crouclu-d  hchind  ilic  hurnini; 
hark,  holds  his  weapon  in  readiiK'ss  for  a  (juick  thrust, 
antl  1  am  told  hy  those  who  haxc  seen  it  done,  that 
tlu;  blow  is  i^iven  hy  a  practicetl  hand  with  liie  rapid- 
ity  of    li^'htnini^. 

The  tish  is  struck,  and  lifted  or  llum^-  into  the  hoat 
with  one  (juick  t^ftort,  in  fact,  to  use  the  words  of  a 
i^-entleman  who  used  occasional!)-  to  l^o  with  the  Indians 
salmon  spearing,  "The  fish  was  liouncinLi'  ami  llappin^' 
in  the  canoe,  even  without  m\-  stx'inL;-  tlit;  Intlians  make 
the    blow,    so    quickl)'    was    it    struck." 

All  tlK!  fish  in  ,1  pool  may  thus  be  killed  by  an 
expert  in  a  short  time,  and  if  an\'  1)\-  chance  t;scape,  as 
they  sometimes  do,  the\'  are  often  so  cut  and  flashed  by 
the  sharp  steel  as  eventuall)'  to  die  fnjiii  the  injur!  :;s 
receixed. 

After  his  work  is  done,  the  spearer  oftt;n  carelessly 
throws  the  scorclK;d  remnants  of  l)irch  bark  upon  the 
shcjre,  or  casts  them  into  the  river,  but  the\-  are  soon 
landed  on  a  jutting"  bc^ach,  and  the)-  appear  as  a  certain 
exidence    of    the    presence    of    the    despoiler. 

"Yes,  spearini^  makes  bad  work  in  the  river,"  said 
William,    musingl)-.       "I've   often   seen   fish    that   had    betm 


// '////    Fly- Rod   and    Canicni. 


y:> 


cut  with  the  spc.'ir  but  not  killed,  and  it  spiles  them  for 
breeders.  "  * 

"Not  only  that,"  add(;d  my  friend,  who  was  now  rc- 
clininn'  at  his  ease  beside  me,  "but  the  fish  that  esca|K! 
are  alwa\  s  shy  and  iUl  the  rest  of  the  season,  and  the) 
will    ])a\'    no    attention    to    the    fly    whate\-er." 

"  N'es,  it  is  Lirt;atl)'  to  be  desired  that  s|jearin!L;'  should 
be  stcjpped,"  said  1,  "*but  thi;  problem  is  how  it  can  be 
done;  no  law  can  be  strictl)'  enforced  unless  public  sen- 
timcMit  is  with  it.  ( )n  all  the  rixcrs  upon  which  1  know 
that  sjjearinn'  is  practiced,  the  majority  of  the  n-sitleiits 
in  th(;  different  localities  do  not  disappro\-e  of  it,  and 
very  often  many  otherwise  respectable  men  take  their 
turns    at    it.       Let    me    i^ive    you    a    single    instance: 

"  1  was  fishin*;-  the  Maro^aree,  that  noble  salmon  river 
in  Cape  l^reton.  1  was  up  the  river  some  twc-nt\-  or 
thirty  miles  from  its  mouth,  and  was  castini^  in  one  of 
the  finest  pools  1  ever  saw.  At  every  cast  1  expected 
a  rise,  for  the  water  was  rii^^ht.  and  the  pool  lookc'd  as 
if  it  ouj^ht  to  ha\-e  at  least  a  dozen  fish  in  it.  I 
worked  with  the  ii^reatest  can;  and  patience,  and  co\ered 
the  pool  in  all  directions  with  every  variety  of  tl\-  that 
1    thoui^ht   out^ht   to   movt;   th(^   capricious   beauties,   but    not 


f,. 


*  'I'lu'    clialojjues.     if    iinl     iiinvi-ntidiial,     mm    irirrf<i.     liaviii^     htHMi    jntied    down 
Z'clialim. — E.    A.    S. 


34 


//'////     /•7v-/\(>(/    (!i/i/    ('tinirrd. 


a  ris<-  (lid  I  ^<t,  txccpl  Iroiii  a  feu  iiisiinnilicaiU  trout. 
1  coiiKl  not  (|uiic  iimlcrsiand  il  at  first,  lor  I  knew  that 
the  salmon  were  asccmlinL;'  the  river,  as  the)  hail  hccn 
taken  in  a  nunihcr  ol  the  pools  below.  At  lenL^'th. 
however,  when  I  went  to  the  foot  of  the  pool  and 
crossed  over  to  the  rocks  on  the  other  yi'le,  I  loiuul  a 
miniher  of  the  tell-tale  remnants  of  burned  rolls  of  birch 
bark.  I  returned  to  ni)  first  position  at  the  rapitls,  at 
the  head,  a!id  bci^'an  castirin'  a^^ain,  but  1  had  no  faith 
in  mv  work,  lor  I  knew  that  the  poacher  hail  fore- 
stalled me.  Prc?scntl\-  1  was  joined  b\-  a  man  who  had 
been  at  work  in  the  adjacent  ha)  lield,  and  we  soon 
entered    into    conversation. 

"'("littin^'    an\     tish?'     he    asked. 

"'No,  nothing'  but  a  few  sea  trout,'  1  replied,  'it's 
strano'e  I  don't  move  a  salmon :  there  ou^ht  to  be  some; 
hen*,    but    1    haven't    stirred    a    tm    \et.' 

"  '  N'l's,  it's  about  time  for  um  to  be  running'  up,' 
he  answered,  naiveK,  'and,  in  fact,  n\\  l)())s  seen  some 
here    a    dav    or    two    back.' 

"'At  ;dl  events,'  I  replied,  'theri-'s  none  here  now, 
and    1    ma\'    as    well    i^'o    to    the    pools    lurther    up.' 

"  '  Perhaps  nou  don't  tlsh  riuht,  mister,'  he  answered, 
'or  ma\'  be  )our  tiles  ain't  just  rii^ht ;  vou  ou_nht  to  _L;et 
a   salmon    in    this   water,    sure.'      All    this   ([uite   innocently. 


^ 


.36 


lyitli    I'ly-Rod    ami    Caiurni, 


"'Well,  I  rannot  sa\'  about  tlic  way  I  fisli,  wliothor 
it  is  rii^lu  ni-  noi.'  I  said,  'Im  the  llics  arc  all  riiL;lu, 
and  I  ha\f  tried  every  kind  I  ha\c.  Il  seems  to  \\\v. 
iliere  imisi  \\\\\v  Keen  spearing  J^oi'i.u'  "n  here  lalel),'  I 
added,  lookin-'  him  in  the  e\c,  and  at  the  sanic  tinu; 
handinij'  him  a  c:i«'ar.  'tlu-re  arc;  ci;rtainl\  (iiiile  a  niimhiri* 
(»l    hirch    hark    embers    Ixin^'    on    ihe    rocks    Nonder.' 

"•Spearing!  ( )h,  no,  mister;  there  ain't  no  spi-arino' 
ilone  around  here.'  he  exchiimed  in  a  tone  that  ouL;hl  to 
ha\c  eonsinced  me.  'Why.  look,  up  xoucler  li\cs  one  ol 
the  rixcr  wardens.'  and  he  |)ointed  to  a  cottai^c  an  eighth 
of  a  mile  Ironi  the  pool.  '()h.  no.  we  don't  hasc  no 
spearing'  in  this  pool,  not  much.  Well,  I  must  be  n'C't- 
tiuL;"  to  work  a^ain,"  he  said,  alter  watchini.;'  me  a  short 
time  in  \\\\  etiorts  to  rise  a  fish.  'Cast  awa)'  into  th<; 
■tUl\,  the  other  siile  of  the  rapids,  mister,  anil  ma\'  Ik; 
vou'll  rise  a  salmon  \-et ;  Nou're  lishinu-  all  ri-'ht.  and  tlu; 
llies  are  i^ood  ones;  fish  caretul  I  ( )h,  no.  we  don't  have 
no  spearint;'  in  this  pool.'  he  ejaculated,  as  he  tlisappeared 
in    the    busiies    behind    nu-. 

"  \ow.  for  real  genuine  Jiiicssc  )()ur  countr)'man  is 
not  to  be  outdone  b\'  a  cit\'  dwell(;r,  and  m\  man  in 
this  instance  acteil  his  part  i)erf('ctl\' ;  but  he  was  l\inLC 
to    nu:    all    throui^h.    as    1    proNinl     inside    of    ten     minutes. 

"]    was    casting"    in    the    c{\i\\    In-low    the    ra|)ids,    and 


1?' 


//'////    I'lx-Roii    (Uhi    (  anici'ii. 


3; 


no 


had  hooked  a  \v\-\  fine  sea  trout.  htiniLi  alone,  \^\\ 
frit-nds  hasin^;  I«lt  lor  the  pools  al)o\c,  I  had  consider- 
able (htVuidtN'  in  kilhiv'  nn  lish.  Imt  was  linall\-  assisted 
}))■  a  \()iin|nsler  ten  or  twcKf  scars  ol  a^e,  who  oppor- 
tunel)'  arri\((I  on  the  roiks.  and  takin;^  m\  net,  lantled 
my    fish    (|uite    skill(nll\-. 

"■That's  a  nice  trout,  niisler.'  he  exclainted.  as  lie 
laid  the  hsh  upon  the  heach.  hou  much  will  he  wcij^^h. 
s'pose.''' 

"  I  took  out  \\\\  poiket  scales,  and  found  that  the 
trout    a    little    overr.an    three    ;ind    a    half    pounds. 

"'lie  isn't  (|uite  as  hii^^  as  the  one  I  ^ot  xcsterda)'. 
thoiinh.'  said  the  lad.  '  I  ^ot  him  ri-^hl  there  in  \\\v. 
\'>vw(\,  'side  of  that  rock.'  And  he  pointed  into  the  pool 
as    he    spoke. 

"'Mow  did  you  ^ct  him.  my  l)o\?'  I  asked,  (piilt; 
inncJCL-ntl)-.  'I  should  thiid<  a  lart^c-  tish  would  he  too 
much  for  nou."  XxmX  I  hei^an  casting;-  attain,  awaitinj;- 
his    re|)l\-. 

"  '  ( )h,  I  ^ol  him  just  the  wa\  I  t^et  a  i^ood  man\- 
more.       I    snared    him  !' 

"'Snared  him!"  1  exclaimed,  'how  under  the  sun 
could    )()u    snare    a    trout?' 

"'Ho!  easy  enou_L,di,  he  answercnl.  'all  nou'xc  l;()1 
to   do    is    to   uret    some    wire,    and    make    a    slii)-n()ost:    on    it. 


■mn 


38 


IVitli    I'/y-R()(/    and    Caiiicm, 


and  drop  it  down  in  Ironl  ol  ihc  iroul,  and  then  slip  it 
oNcr  his  licad,  and  pull  like  nii^hu,  and  he's  cauLihl  ;  no 
_Lj^L't    a\va\     ti-oni     that,    sure' 

"'And    so    \()U     noosed    him,    hc\-.-''     1     i-cplicd. 

"  '  \o,  1  snarccl  him,'  the  l)o\'  insisted,  'and  just  at 
dark,  \csierdaN'  alliTnoon,  1  schmi  a  salmeai  l\'in^  there,' 
poinliiiL;'  into  the  |>ool  near  where  I  stood,  'and  I  struck 
him    with    m\     spear,    hut    lie    i^ol    awa\.' 

"  '  (  )h,  so  \()U  ha\c  a  salmon  spear,  ha\c  \(ui?'  I 
replied.  cari'lessK ,  still  l)us\  laslin^.  '  I  shoukl  think  \()U 
were    noi    hi^'    'MDu^ii    to    handle    one.' 

"'()h,  mine's  a  trout  spear,'  he  i-ejoined,  'mine  isn't 
as    l)ii^-    as    father's,    mine's    only    lor    trout,' 

"  '.Xnd  so  \()u  spear  the  trout,  do  nou,  in  acUlition 
to  siiariuL;'  them,'  said  I.  '\\h),  )()u  are  (piite  ,i  smart 
t'lsherman  ;  it  is  not  e\-er\  l)o\'  o(  xour  a^'e  who  ean  catch 
hsh    the    ua\s    \ou    can.' 

"  '  I     L;uess,'    he    answered,    nai\cl\'. 

" '.\nd    what    kind    of    a    spear    has    your    lather    ,L;ot?' 

"'()h,  his  is  a  rei^'lar  salmon  spear,  an<l  he  knows 
how  to  use  it,  too.  I  can  tell  x'ou  :  wh\-  the  lolks  around 
Iktc    say    he    is    the    hoss    spearei',' 

"'Is  that  \()ur  lather  at  work  there  in  the  meadow 
\-onder?'  I  asked,  ]);)intinL:'  to  the  man  who  had  latel\- 
\isiled     me    at     the     j)ool. 


n    slip    it 
U!""!!! ;    no 


1  1 

list    at 

there' 

] 

siriuk 

\  () 

11  ?■     I 

lin 

k    you 

ilK 

•    isn't 

;u 

(lition 

,1 

smart 

ill! 

catch 

■r     L;()t  V 

knows 

around 

nica(,low 
latcl\- 


I 


3£ 


O 
a. 
r. 


•^ 


O 


40 


ll'itli    Fly- Rod   and    Camera. 


\'('s,    that's   my    father,'   said    the    hul,    'he's    haying.' 
And    you    sa\'    he's    thi;   champion    spearer.   is   he?'    I 


continued   in   the  same  careless  tone.      '  I  low  man)'  sal 


mon 


lo 


you    suppos(;    lu;    can    spe 


spear   in    a    niiriit    if   he    lias    'jfood 


luck?  1  once  knew  an  Indian  that  killed  fixe  in  one 
niglu.' 

"'()h.  my  pa  sometimes  gets  ten  in  a  night,  he's 
boss.'        This    with    a    proud    tone. 

"'And  what  do  you  do  with  so  man}'?  1  should 
think  \-ou  would  get  tired  of  so  much  salmon  all  the 
time.' 

"'()h,  ma  corns  |  salts  |  them  for  winter.  Last  week. 
])a,  he  speared  a  big  one,  the  biggest  1  e\er  seen  in  all 
my    life.' 

"  AVhere    did    he    get    him?'    1    asked. 

"'Oh.  in  the  ])ool  up  there,'  aiul  he  pointeil  to  a 
pool   up    the   rix'er,   in   i)lain   view    from    the   warden's   house. 

"'What,  in  that  pool  I  1  shouUl  think  the  spearers 
would    be    afraid    of    the    wanlen.' 

"'Hoi    they    ain't    afraid    of    him    much.' 

"'.Sol'  1  exclaimed,  carelessly,  'what  would  they  do 
if  he  came  to  the  pool  when  they  were  at  work  spear- 
ing ?' 

"'They'd  take  rocks  and  stone  him  out  o'  that  I 
lied    be    'dad    to    let    them    alone.' 


//'////    Fly- Rod   and    Camera. 


4' 


Ufood 


one 


he's 


"'Ah.    (litl    he    e\er    t;c:t    stoned    away?'     1    asked. 

"'He  did  tliat,'  was  the  replw  'Oil.  lie  won't 
trouble    any    one.' 

"'So  your  father  killed  the  hi^;'  salmon  ^'^     I    continued. 

"'Yes,  he  was  a  buster.'  replied  the  boy.  '\'o\\  see 
he  laid  in  this  pool  two  or  three  da\s.  and  all  the  iiei<":h- 
bors  tried  to  t^et  him.  but  he  was  too  bi^;-  for  any  spear 
the)'  had.  He  was  struck  hard  more  than  once,  and  he 
had  a  bit^  j^asli  on  his  back  when  father  t^ot  him.  The)' 
drove    him    out    of    this    jjool,    chasiiiLj^    him    so    much.' 

"'What  do  )"ou  mean  b\'  saxiuL,''  hi;  was  too  bii^-  for 
any    of    the    spears?'     I    asked. 

"'Oh.  his  back  was  so  thick  that  the  tines  wouldn't 
spread  enouy;h.  Pa  got  a  spear  made  all  iron,  and  that 
fetched    him    pretty    quick.        He    was    a    bi^-    one  I' 

"'How  much  did  he  weii^h?'  I  asked,  reeling'  in  m\' 
line,    and    preparini^    to    leave. 

"  '  Thirty-eii,dit   pounds,  and   over.'  was  the   boy's  repi\-. 

"'He  was  a  i^^-ood  one,'  I  exclaimed.  'Well,  1  think 
I'll  be  goini^  now,'  I  saitl,  gathering  up  the  few  trou  I 
had    taken. 

"'There  isn't  much  fun  fishing  the  wa)-  you  do. 
mister,'  said  the  youngster,  'It  must  be  as  hard  w(jrk 
as  chopping  wood.  A  drag-net  is  the  thing  to  catch  a 
lot    of    trout    with!' 


42 


ll/ltli    Fly- Rod    and    Caincnx, 


iioL   so    L;r(jiit   man)"   to-cUi}',    mister,'   aiiswcrcd 
ic    folks    o\c'r    in    lliat    house.'    [jointini^"    Vo    a 


"'\'l's,'  !  rt'plicd,  (iiiilc  uncinbarrasscd.  'What  a  lot 
of  1)!^-  tish  1  (.-oulcl  sweep  out  ol  the  pool  with  a  i^'ood- 
si/t.'d    net  I " 

••  •  W'el 
the    lad. 

farm  house  across  the  ri\er,  '  ha\e  i^'ot  a  lari^'e  net,  l)ij4" 
enough  to  stretch  awa)"  o\'er  the  pool,  and  the;}'  catch 
lots    ol    trout.' 

"'Ah,'  said  i,  carelessl),  'when  did  the)"  sweep  the 
pool     last,    \w\    hoyi^ 

"'Last  niL;iu,  mister,  anil  the)'  L;()t  a  pile  of  bi^'  ones  I 
Mister,  sa\ ,  <>'imme  a  tl\-hook.'  1  handed  the  \-outh  trih- 
WW.  in  the  shape  ol  a  _L;ra)'  hackle,  and  went  on  m)"  wa\' 
in    a    meditatixe    mood. 

".\s  I  passed  the  meadow,  I  saw  the  farmer  who  was 
still  at  his  work  in  the  ha)-  field,  and  I  almost  seenu;d  to 
hear  him  nuitterin_L;"  to  himself,  "  Spearing' I  Oh,  no,  mister, 
there  ain't   no  spearing  done   round   here,   not  much!'" 

"  1  la,  ha,  the  kul  _L;a\-e  it  all  awa),"  exclaimed  1  liram, 
when    1    had    Imished    ni)'    stor\'. 

"  N'es,    )-ou    iL;'()t    it    all.    straight,"    aihled    William. 

P'rcM'e  induli^'ed  in  an  amused  chuckle  at  ni)'  casting 
so  faithfulU  in  the'  i)ool  that  hatl  been  nettetl  the  ni</ht 
before,  sa)in,L;,  "  1  wonder  how  man)'  times  )'ou  changed 
)'our    llies    oxer    that    pool?" 


With    I'ly-Rod    ai/d    Camera. 


43 


the 


"TiiiK's  withoul  luiinl)...'!-,"  I  plied,  "the;  water  looked 
so    _L;()od.    1     fell    sure    ihere    wen:    salmon    hiii.L;'    Llu;re." 

"Well,  now,  alter  all's  said  about  spe^arin^,"  exclaimed 
William,  alter  a  pause,  "it  destroys  no  more  salmon  than 
sweepin_L;'    with    the    seine." 

"\'es,"  assentetl  lliram.  "one's  had  a^.  'tother,  and  it's 
miL^luy    hai'd    choosing-." 

"Seining'  the  pools  is  not  practiced  as  much  as  spear- 
ini^-,  howexcr,"  said  h'rere.  "In  tlu;  hrst  place,  tlu;  st'ine 
is  much  -nore  e.\pensi\'e  than  the  spear,  ami  is  not  as 
casiK'  oijtained.  As^ain,  there  is  i^realer  chance  for  dis- 
co\er)'.  \().  1  don't  think  as  much  mischiel  is  done 
with  the  seine  as  with  ihe  spear,  hut  hoth  im])lements 
are    bad    thin_i;s    on    the:    ri\'er." 

"There's  little  choii  .■,"  I  replied,  "stMnin^;'  i"an  he  doni' 
on  almost  an\-  niL-ht.  in  fact  in  tin;  da\"  time,  while  spear- 
WY^    can    he    c:arrietl    on    onl)'    in    tlark    niL^hts." 

"Alter  all,"  I  continued,  alter  another  pause,  "  wt:  can- 
not sa)'  that  the  action  ol  the  spt.'arers  and  netters  is  en- 
tirel\-    unreasonable,    looking'    at    it    from    their    standpoint." 

"Ile\l"  exclaimed  h'rere.  "I  did  not  expect  that 
from  )()u.  Doctor."  hrere  al\\a\s  insisted  on  calliuL;  me 
Doctor,  and  the  title  fmally  became  fastt'ned  to  iiic  amon_L;- 
ni)'    guides    and    boatmen. 

'A\  ell,    now,    look   at    it,"    I    continued.       "in    the    first 


■il 


mm 


44 


//'////     /'7v-/\0(/    (II id    Cm     ra. 


i)hicc,    lor    how    niaiu     inoiuhs    ol     the    open    season    may 
o'ill-ncttcrs    kcc])    their    nets    set    in    tiihil    waters?" 

"  1' roni  .Ma\'  first  to  Aiit^ust  first  in  the  Proxince  of 
Ouehec,  ami  from  March  tirst  to  Au^^ust  fifteenth  in  X()\a 
Scotia    and    New     llrunswick,"   repHc^tl    I'rere. 

"We'll,"  1  continued,  "there;  are  three  months  at  least, 
duriiiL;-  which,  under  certain  small  restrictions,  people  lixini^ 
on  the  shore  may  net  all  the  salmon  the\'  desire,  t)r  can 
catch,  and  taking;'  this  into  consideration,  is  it  to  he  won- 
dered at  that  some  of  those,  who  lixim^'  on  the  rixer,  )et, 
unfortunatel)  lor  tlu-m,  above  tide-water,  should  think  it 
no  more  than  fair  that  the\-  shon!  iL;"et  a  lew  of  the  fish 
that  escape  tlu'ir  more  lortunate  tide-water  nei_!L;'hbors  who 
ma\-    net    them    leijalK? 

"  Man\'  of  these  so-called  p>)achers  are  hard-workiiiL;' 
farmers,  and  mii;iu\-  hard  scratching  the\-  hax'e  for  a  li\"ii\L;-, 
I  can  attest,  who  do  not  taste  any  Iresh  meat  sometimes 
for  a  week  or  more  at  a  stretch.  Now,  I  can  under- 
stand iust  how  the\-  feel,  for  I  haxc  talked  with  man\- 
of  tiiem,  and  I  tell  \mu,  krere,  a  i^ood  manx'  otluirs  would 
spear    and    net    if    they    we-re    situated    as    the\-    are. 

"  Here  is  a  river  running"  throuL^h  their  farms,  we'll 
sa)',  ami  salmon  passim^  up  ni^iuK'.  Ww.  people  about 
the  mouth  ol  the  ri\er  on  the  bax'  shore  have  a  le^al 
ri''ht    to   lake   the    fish   xviih    the    net,    i)ut   the    moment   the 


2S 


I  '1 


In  Tamiv 


46 


//'////     /'7y-/\(>(/    (i//(/    Ciiiiicnu 


salmon  reach  the  water  uhiih  passes  ihrouL;!!  ihe  laml  of 
tht.'se  people,  ihe  law  |)rohil)ils  the  selllers  Irom  doiiiL;'  al 
aii\'  lime  just  whal  their  neiL;hl)ors  iiia\'  do  almost  with- 
out restraint,  lor  threi-  months  ami  oxer.  Now,  ol  course, 
1  am  not  excnsin:^'  spearing'  ami  seining;  not  lor  an  in- 
st-':'t  am  1,  lor  I  know  that  il  it  were  permitted  in  the 
streams,  the  salmon  would  he  exterminatt'd.  No,  1  am 
of  the  opinion  that  L^ill-nettiiiL;'  on  the  shores  shouKl  he 
CLn'taiietl    \-er\     !_;reatl\ ,    e\cn    il    it    is    allowed    at    all. 

"  1  am,  for  one,  sellish  enoui^h  to  w  ish  that  surface 
llN-tlshinL;-  alone  mi^ht  hv.  the  leL;al  method  for  taking 
salmon,  but  so  lon,L;'  as  L;ill-netters  and  tiele-water  st-iners 
and  weirsmen  are  allowed  to  kill  without  limit,  as  the\ 
are  now  l«\'  law  in  the  open  season,  the  peopl-  who  live 
on    the    ri\c'rs    are    hound    to    ha\t;    a    share,    too." 

"The  tide-water  netters  ha\i;  too  L'.reat  j)ri\  ilexes," 
saitl  hrere,  who  hail  heen  (juietlx  listenim^'  to  the  con- 
x'crsation. 

"That  is  just  it,"  I  replied,  "cut  down  the  time  the)' 
ma\'  set  their  nets  full\-  one-hall.  Prohibit  the  settin<>'  of 
an\'  salmon  net  or  weir  on  the;  shore,  within  one  miK-  of 
the  mouth  of  an)  ri\cr  Ireipu-nted  b)'  these;  lish-  the  k:^al 
distance  now  is  two  humlred  )  ards — throw  open  the  rucrs 
free  to  all  who  lish  with  tlu-  11),  thus  doin^'  awa\  with 
the   s)stem   of   leasing-,    which    1    (.lo    not   belicwi:   in,    aiul   ni)- 


//'////    J'ly-Rod    mid    i'anicra. 


4; 


woi'el  lor  il,  l)Ul  lew  )  (;ars  will  elapse  helore  the  men 
who  now  kill  with  the  spear  and  net  will  lake  to  the 
It) -rock  ancl  there  will  l.hen  he  a  chance  for  the  rivers; 
the  salmon  will  multipl)'  and  all  tly-lishermen  will  ha\c 
sport  worth  striving-  for.  Make  lly-fishim;-  possible  for  all, 
ami    spe'arini:^'    will    soon    heeome    odions    to    all.''"' 

At  that  moment  we  heard  a  tremendous  pllm^'(;  anil 
splash    in    the    pool    l)(;fore    lis. 

"Ah.  ha,  m\'  lad  I"  (;\claimeil  William,  "  X'ou're  a  Vv^ 
one!" 

At  his  words  \\v.  heard  two  more  phin^cs  like  the 
tn-st    one,    l)ut    in    different    parts    of    the    pool. 

••'rhi;y'rc  running;-  up,"  (;\claimeil  lliram,  "sure  we'll 
ha\-e    s[)ort    to-morrow    altogether." f 

l^rere  and  1  arose  to  our  feet,  antl  walking-  down  to 
the  ed^e  of  the  pool,  watched  and  listenc;d.  The  ru.-^tle 
()[  the  ftiliane  of  the  trees,  and  the  rattling-  .nur^k;  of  tlu; 
water  in  the  rapids  at  the-  head  of  the  pool ,  the  occa- 
sional   hooting-   of  the   ^reat   horned   owl,    the    harsh   yet   not 

''In  Ilu-  it'poit  (if  the  Maine  (.'nininis-innrrs  of  l-isherics  and  'lame  for  iSS(), 
I  liiul  ihe  Icilldwini^-  para.^iapli  :  "the  teslinKiny  cif  many  men  ean  he  ailduceil  in 
r.an'iii  and  (  alais,  who  never  dreamed  of  the  pos-ilijlitv  of  takiii;^'  a  sahnon  with 
what  was  termed  a  '  li>h-|)ole  '  who  are  now  convert'-  to  the  rod  and  llv,  and  lieree 
i'PjMHents  to  any  otiier  methods  aiiove  tide-water.  Stieh  is  tlieir  enthusiasm  for  the 
newlv    experienced    delii^ht    of    Ivilhn-    a    salmon    in    a    fair    trial    of    sl<ill.' 

i  lliram  and  William,  allhoii-h  of  f.nolish  descent,  had  many  miaccounlahie 
Irish    idioms    in    their    speech,    as    will    lie    noticed    throughout. 


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*i«jar^jr- 


48 


ll'itli    /'ly-Kod    and    i'iinicm. 


unpleasant  stridiilatit^n  of  an  occasional  locust,  the  clronini; 
lliiL;lu  111  some  i^^'cat  liccllc.  were  all  the  sounds  that  broke 
tlu;    stillness    of    the    \  ast    lorcist    around. 

lieforc  us.  towering'  up  hiiL,di  in  the  darkness,  was  the 
cliff  on  the  further  side  ol  the  ri\-er.  In  tlur  hcaxcns  aboxc 
tlu;  stars  were  shiniuL"-  with  the  greatest  hrilliancy,  and  as 
we  stood  upon  the  shore,  tlu-  moon,  like  an  ininiens(,'  siK'(;r 
sphere,  suildenly  app(.'ared  above  the  edt^^e  of  tlu;  forest  in 
the  east ;  larger  it  t^rew  until  it  appeared  in  tlu;  full  i^lory 
of  the  planet,  and  nc\cr  bctorc  had  I  seen  it  when  it 
seemed  of  such  enornu)us  tlimensions.  ihis  was  tloubtless 
owiuL;'  to  the  clearness  ol  the  nu)untain  atmosphere,  but 
it  seemed  as  if  it  covered  ;i  third  ol  the;  eiuire  openini^ 
in  the  forest,  made;  by  the  channel  of  tlu;  river.  ( )n  tlu^ 
W'ater  it  made  a  broad  pathwa\-  of  li.L;'ht.  anil  the  dew- 
covered  foliage;  )f  the  trees  glistened  ami  glimmered  as  if 
made;    ot    polished    siKer. 

It  was  a  mas^nihcent  scene,  weird,  \et  very  beautiful. 
As  I  <,jazed  almost  entranced,  I  was  startled  by  a  sudden 
mighty  splash  close  to  tlu;  short;  where;  I  was  standing", 
and  in  an  instant  a  sahuon,  leaping-  at  least  fi\e  feet  in 
tlu;  air.  fell  back  into  tlu;  pool,  throwing  the  water  up  all 
aroimd  xwc.  and  v\v\\  into  my  face.  Instinctively  I  stepped 
back  for  a  moment,  for  although  I  knew  what  had  hap- 
pened,   aiul    had    e\en    been    i;\pecting    it,    the    close    prox- 


1 


^ 

-«*) 


-•m 


'n  th(' 
dt'W- 
us   if 


1  'i 


5<^ 


//■////    ll\'-l\od    tii/t/    ((iN/cni. 


iiiiity  <•!  ihi'  ti-'li  liad  siarilcil  nn'.  just  as  cncu  tlic  oldest 
ami  luo^l  (•\|)(ri(nc((l  sportsman  will  for  an  instant  recoil, 
if  a  ;4roiis{'  jiini|»s  up  with  a  thundering;  whiir  Ironi  a  Itush 
hesiile    him,    and    llies    a\\a\     into    tin;    covert. 

"  il\-  Jox'e,  [•'rerel"  1  exclaimed,  "thai  li^h  made  me 
jinn|),    I     was    taken    1)\'    surprise-. " 

"\'es.  it  was  enoUL^h  to  startle  an)  one,"  he  replied, 
"to    he    splashed    that    way." 

As  he  spoke,  anotluM'  lish  in  llu;  mitldle  of  llu-  pool 
leaped  into  the  aii',  ^listenim;'  in  the  moonlight  hke  silver. 
Anotlu'i-  and  another  IIuiil;  itself  from  the  water,  and  then 
all    was    still    ai^ain. 

"  1'  rei'e,  wc  are  .i^oin^  to  ha\'e  sport  to-morrow, '  1  I'x- 
claimed,    ••the    pool    is    lull    of    lluMU." 

"\\'h\-  not  to-ni:^ht?"  he  askeil  in  a  (pu"et  tone,  at 
the    same    lime    ^oin^'    to    the    tent    lor    his    rod. 

•'  ro-ni^hl  ?  '    1    exclaimed.       "What,    with    the    ll\  ?" 

"  \'es.  of  course,"  he  replied,  renioxiuL;'  the  ll)'  that 
was  on  his  line,  "it  will  not  he-  the  hrst  tinu'  1  have 
fished  in  the  ni^lu.  (  )\-erhaul  Nour  llies,  please,  and  see 
if    N'ou    ha\<'    not    a    nice    white    moth." 

i  took  out  m\'  hook,  and  proceeding"  in  the  hrii^lu 
mooiilii^ht  to  examine  m\'  stock  ol  llies,  soon  lound  some 
whittt  ()ni;s  or  "millc;rs"  which  I'"rer(^  pronoimcetl  "■.:apilal." 
Idle    winL^s    and    hody    wt;rc;    entirel)'    white. 


//'////     l'l\-l\oii    <ii/(/    Ldii/rni. 


5» 


oiliest 


1     cx- 


1  i^a\r  him  oiii',  ami  ait.uhinv;  aiiolii'T  in  m\  ouii 
casting;  lini',  oi-  icadcr,  \M'  l»cu;an  in  casl,  lu  •  t  ihc  loot 
of  ihc  |)ool,  ami  I  iii'ar  ihc  rapids  at  ll  m  ad,  I  had 
madr  harill)'  a  hall  do/i-ii  lasis  when  1  l;oI  a  rise,  and 
hooked  a  hca\  \  lish,  and,  "^lam-inL;-  al  liTrc,  1  saw  that 
he  was  ('(iiialK  siicccsstul.  Shonliii!^  lo  our  sjccpim^  L;uidfs 
who  had  not  \)r{'\\  awakcmd  !>)•  our  sifcamiuL;  reds,  uc 
were    soon    joined    1)\'    them. 

"What  ha\i'  )<)U  i^ol  on?"  incjuiri'd  William,  who  with 
'••alt    in    hand    came    hurricdK'    lo    m\-    side. 

"1  don'l  know,"  I  replied,  slowl),  reeling  in  ihe  line 
which  had  heen  run  out  across  ihe  pool.  "  I  thought 
when  ihe  tish  i-ose  ihal  il  was  a  salmon,  l)Ul  il  ai'ls  like 
a    lap;e    iroui," 

in  a  short  time  I  was  cominced  that  it  was  as  I  had 
suspected,  a  hea\'\ .  strong'  s'^a  trout.  Il  made  lurious  runs, 
and  was  \-er_\-  [)owerlul,  Iml  il  diil  not  show  tlu'  full  \  i^-or 
of    the    salmon,    and    did    not    jump    like    that    lish. 

1  ha\('  killed  .■>almon  which  did  not  jump  more  than 
once  or  twice  Irom  the  time  tlu')'  were  hooked  until  lhe\' 
came  to  L;atl  ;  and  haxc  also  taken  lari^-e  sea  trout  that 
jumi)ed  a  numher  of  times  clear  of  tlu;  water  like  a  L;-rilse  ; 
hut  the  "lei'l"  of  this  lish  was  of  a  lar^c  trout,  and  yield- 
ing- to  m\-  hea\y  rod,  ami  comiuL^'  to  the  landiiii^  net,  it 
proved    to    he    what    1    luul    sus|)cctL'd. 


52 


//'////     hi V- Rod    and    Camera. 


ll  was  a  \v\-\  haiulsonic  llsh  ot  ncai'l)'  lour  pounds 
\\('i_Lilu.  Itcih'  soo,.  landed  Ids,  whii'li  proxcd  to  Ix;  an- 
otlicr  of  al)oul  the  same  size  as  ininc,  and  allcr  thai  \\c 
L^ot  no  11  -I'c  rises,  althou^li  we  t'asl  dili^cntl)  lor  upward 
of  liall  an  hour.  Tl'.e  fact  is.  one  may  lake  Iwo  or  three 
of  tin  se  lari^c  tish  out  of  a  jjooI  at  id^ht,  and  then  ht^ 
nuist  stop,  {i.y  the  lish  will  not  rise;  wild  and  shy  as  they 
are  in  the  day  time,  -W  nii^lu  they  are  douhl)'  suspicious, 
and  tlu  least  unusual  sound  will  al.u'm  them.  This  tact 
has  been  noticinl  1)_\-  more  than  one  ohserxcr,  1  ha\c; 
olten  asked  local  tishermen.  men  who  woi'k  through  the 
da_\  on  their  larms,  hut  who  at  nii^ht  take  their  "saplinf^- 
poles"  and  try  loi'  a  few  iish  loi"  breakfast,  "what  success" 
the)'    ha\'e    had    on    such    occasions. 

rhe  repK'  has  been  almost  iin.u'iahK',  "We  ^ot  two 
or  three  nice  ones  out  ot  the  pool,  .uul  that's  all  ;  wr. 
tlon't  catcli  many  at  ni^iit."  The  singular  thin^;"  about 
their  lishiuL;'  is,  that  instead  ol  usini^'  bait  oi"  the  artilicial 
ll\',  they  almost  in\ariabl\-  tish  with  a  bit  ol  white  cotton 
or  linen  rai:;'  tied  to  their  hook,  this  in  their  experience 
bein^;'    more    killim^-    than    an_\'    othei-    lure. 

I  ha\c  repeatcnlb,  lished  pools  on  the  edn'e  ol  the 
e\c:ninLi'  with  llies,  usini,;-  in  many  cases  the  "white:  miller," 
and  ha\-e  taken  but  a  few  small  trout,  and  ha\e  been  fol- 
lowed   an    hour   or   two    latei'   b\    one   of    these   "white    rai;"" 


//  7//'     /'/r-  AV^/    (iiid    ( '(vucra. 


53 


the 

nillcr," 

1    fol- 


lislu'rincii,  who  wouUl  ^I'lU'ralK  pirk  out  Iwo  or  llirin,- 
li(.'a\"\'  tlsh.  Ihcrc  is  no  afcoiintinL;'  loi"  ii,  in  fad  Uutc 
is  no  accounting'  for  most  ol  the  caprices  ol  the  sahiion 
fainil). 

'•''"It's  not  often  that  we  do  much  at  saunion  |  sahnon  | 
lishinu;  in  the  ni^lu,"  saiil  llirani,  as  lie  slootl  hesitle  us 
on  the  hi'acli.  "l)ut  I  lia\'e  st-en  it  (h)ne.  I  was  once 
tisliiuL^  this  I'ixtT  witli  a  L;('ntKMiian.  \\  e  camped  on  a 
j)0()l  ap.d  caught  a  h)t  ot  tun-  trout,  out  liad  i^'ot  no  sau- 
mon  (hu'ini^'  the  chi\'.  After  (hu'k  the  i^cntU'man  and  I 
hi'i^an  lishin^'  with  a  h^ht  tlw  and  \\c  were  catchiuL;'  a  Ime 
h)t  of  trout,  when  all  ol  a  sutlden  the  i^cntleman  hooked 
a  saumon,  and  I  had  to  leather  hrush  wood  and  hurn  it 
on  the  beach,  to  see  how  to  i^alt  the  tish.  in  a  half  hour 
the  L^cntleman  hooked  another,  and  I  gaffed  that  also;  hut 
it's  rare  that  we  excr  take  them  at  ni^ht.  though  wt:  ha\c 
often    two    hours    of    trout    tishin^;'    with    white    llies." 

"  I  ha\-e  heard  ol  taking-  the  salmon  with  the  ll\-  at 
nii^ht,"  siiid  I.  when  the  ^uide  had  fmished.  "hut  nc\cr 
ha\'e     seen     it     done. 

"Well,     I'rere,    haven't    )()u    had    enough    of    it?" 

"\'es,"  he  replied,  and.  satisfied  that  the  lish  were 
done,  we  repaired  to  our  camp,  and  soon  we  were  ai^ain 
stretched    upon    oui"    fra:.^rant    hed    of    hemlock    hou^'hs. 

*  l.itoaliv    I'lDin    inv    imii's   (in    the    river.  —  V,.    A,   S, 


I 
1 


)4 


With     I'lv-Rod    Clint    Camera. 


Tile   cam])   lire  with    riiddx"   Maze   threw  a  ciri-h'  of  hi^lit 

iijx)!!   the  trees  around,  and  our  tent  was  inuniine<l  hri^lilly. 

The   llaps   were   thrown   open   suftieientK'   to   '^wv.   us   a   ^ood 

\'iew    of    the    hre,    through    the    snioke    of    which    the    nios- 

cjuitoes    (\\(\    not    pass    to    molest    us. 

"  1  don't  teel  sleep)-,  notwithstanding"  the  loni^-,  hard 
pull  we'\-e  had  all  da\,"  said  I.  "My  lirst  nii^ht  in  the 
woods    is    alwa\s    a    wakeful    one." 

"\('S,"  replit'cl  J-'reiX',  "  th.e  noxclt)'  of  the  thiuL;'  di'ixes 
off  sleep,  hut  what  a  deli<'ht  it  is  to  L!"et  awa\'  into  the 
wilderness  a^ain,  and  Iree  from  the  eonNentionaiities  of 
ci\'ili/ation.  1  wonder  it  it  is  the  old  sa\aL;x;  in;.tinct  in 
otu"   nature   assertim^"    itsell,   that    ^ixcs    us   such    enjo\nient." 

"  i\jssil)l_\-,"  1  replied,  "though  I  ha\e  noticed  th;it  the 
most  |)()etic  natures,  those  of  the  hij^hest  a'sthetic  culture, 
cnjo)-  such  a  life,  or  rather  change  of  life  as  this,  as  fully 
as  the  le.ast  culti\;ited.  It  is  difficult  to  sa\'  wherein  the 
charm  lii-s.  .So  far  as  1  am  concerned,  1  enjo)'  m)'  out- 
inL;s  in  the  wilderness  hecause  they  minister  to  all  there 
is  of  poetr\-  in  my  natui'e.  .Xn^lint;'.  m\-  chief,  in  fact  \y\\ 
almost  only  recreation,  is  an  ai't  that  1  lo\c  most  le!'\idly. 
It  carries  me  out  as  now  into  th<'  arms  of  dear  Mother 
Nature.  It  takes  me  to  the  L;rand  old  (orest  primexal, 
where  1  ma\  behold  the  glimmer  of  the  peacelid,  beauti- 
ful   mountain    lake. 


C 

y. 


56 


lyitli    I'l\-l\od   ami    Canicni, 


"It  carries  me  wlicrc  I  nia\  inhale  the  tk-licious  odor 
of  tile  l)als,im  and  the  iienilocks;  where  I  ma)'  hear  tlic 
rustle  and  i)url  ol  ihe  loliat^c-hidden  hrook.  it  carries  me 
amidst  the  hoil  and  I'oar  ol  rapids  in  the  miL;ht\"  river. 
It  brings  to  me  the  son^'  ol  lorest  hirds.  the  whispeTed 
fair)"  stories  ol  shimnieriiiL;'  lea\cs.  ^ Cs,  it  L;i\  :'s  me  all 
these  sweet,  these  pure  enjoyments,  and  it  is  i^.-cause  il 
!4i\'es  me  them  that  1  Ionc  it.  M\  ^^reat  regret  is  that 
more  of  oui-  N-oun^;'  men  and  nouiil;'  women,  too,  for  that 
mattei",  do  not  take  to  it.  ^ Cs,  our  younu;-  women.  Win- 
not?  in  addition  to  the  pleasure  that  is  derixcd  from  the 
use  of  the  lly-rod,  it  furnishes  the  best  ^Nninasiiun,  the 
hest  doctor,  the  best  cure  lor  narrow  chests,  palliil  faces, 
weak  nerxcs  and  poor  di^'estions  to  he  foimd ;  and  if  oiu" 
women  wish  the  enjoxnient  ol  perlect  health,  they  should 
L^ixc  their  attention  to  an^lin^'  with  the  11)-.  I  ha\t;  met 
(|uite  a  numhei'  ol  ladies,  ladies  of  the  hij^hest  res[)ect- 
a1)ilit\,  who  (~ould  cast  the  ll\'  Liracefullw  heautifulK' ;  the\" 
were  adepts  at  the  ai't,  and  I  would  challen^t;  the  \eriest 
stoic  to  L^aze  upon  them  unmoxcd.  I  he\-  were  [)ictiu'es  of 
heaut).  i^race  and  \  i^or,  and  seeini^'  them,  1  alwa)s  wished 
that  tln'  art  mii;ht  he  more  poi)ulari/ed,  e\en  to  the  height 
of  hein^'  i'eco!.;-ni/ed  as  an  accomplishment.  If  it  were, 
what  woiulers  would  it  hrin^  about  in  buiUling  u[)  con 
stitutions    which    would    be    a   ,L;lor)'    to    luture   n'enerations." 


r   -m-ti 


5« 


intli    J'/x-l\od    and    Camera. 


"  I  ia,  ha,  I  )()cl()r,"  cxclainicd  In  re.  indiili^int;'  in  a 
(|iiict  lauL;li  al  ni_\-  fcrxoi-,  ■  ii  is  (jiiccr  hov;  (lillcMTiUl)' 
tliinL;s  appear  to  ditlcrnit  people.  I  know  </!  nion  whose 
onl\-  thouijlu  from  Uu;  time  the\-  hc'in  lluir  li^hiii''-  tiaps 
to  tli(;  end  is  of  thi;  ^rc'atest  possible  nuniher  ol  hsh  they 
ma)'  capture.  The  beauties  of  nature,  tluj  opening;'  buds, 
the  lo\-el\'  llowers,  tlu!  ij'raceful  foliar:!'  of  ti"e('s,  the  sonsj-s 
of  birds,  all  arc;  unnotict:d  b\'  theni.  I'heir  outinsjs  are 
oul\'    for    hsh." 

"^es,"  I  replied,  "bul  lhe\'  are  not.  in  in\'  opinion, 
true  anglers,  for  I  beliexc  that  \()ur  li^li  killer  par  cxicl- 
Icucc  is  nothing'  but  a  poacher,  and  thinU'  disguised  at  that  ; 
he  will  not  stop  at  methods  to  make  a  bi^'  score,  and  if 
he  cannot  kill  with  the  lly  and  I  ha'.''  noticed  he  is  not 
particularl)'  entluisiastic  in  its  use  he  will  employ  almost 
any    instrument    that    will    add    to    his    striuL;." 

"  NOu're  ri^ht.  there,"  exclaimed  llira:''i,  who,  with 
his  brother,  was  l>"in,L.;'  near  tht;  fire  at  the  opening'  of  the 
tent.  "I  was  out  with  oiu'  of  tlu;  '  li^h  killers'  last  year, 
and  when  the  saimion  in  the  pool  wouUlnt  rise,  he  was 
wishiiiL;'  for  a  ji^"  or  a  net,  and  excn  saitl  he'd  i^'ix'e  li\'e 
dollai's    for    powder    or    cKiiamite    to    blow    'hem    up    with." 

"Ik;  did  that,"  assented  William,  "and  he  ,i;()t  so  bad 
in  th(,'  v\-\A,  that  we  told  him  he  must  I'md  other  unities, 
foi'    we    must    lea\c'    him    lor    our    ha\in''.' 


IV'itli    I'ly-Rod    and    Canicni. 


59 


"()n    what    ri\cr    was    tiati'"     asked     I'titl'. 

"()h,  ii  was  oil  one  ol  the  rixcrs  over  the  haw"  rc- 
\)\\v(\  Ilirain.  "I  wouUhi't  like  to  say  just  whicli,  h)i' 
pcM'hajJS  you  would  know  the  man,  and  we  don't  ■>  aiU  to 
'L;i\c  liini  a\va\','  hut  it  is  time.  ;uid  lie  was  not  niucli 
worse    than    others    we    ha\'e    h;'en    out    with." 

"  Ki^ht  you  are.  Ilirani,"  said  \\  iUiain,  "and  uc  L;uith,'s 
ha\'e  Iiad  some  (|uart'  |(|ueer|  men  on  the  rixcrs,  and  man\' 
is  the  time  we  ha\e  heen  asked  il  wc-  eouUhi't  fuul  a 
sweei)-net." 

"It's  aL;_L;ra\atin^'  aho^c-ther."  i-ei)iied  llir.un.  "to  see 
lift\'  or  si.\t\-  hii^-  lish  in  a  pooh  see  them  swimminLi'  ahouL 
as  unconcerned  as  sticks,  taking"  no  notice  ol  \our  Hies, 
but  lla])])inL;'  anil  jumping'  ahout  under  your  nose,  and 
sometimes  \'\(\  agreed  with  the  hshermen  that  it's  mad- 
dening;" enouLili  for  most  an^thiuL;-.  hut  it's  not  olten  tlu'y 
will    not    come    to    theii'    senses    in    ^ood    time." 

"it's  luck\-  th;it  all  who  come  on  the  ri\'ei-s  ai'e  not 
so  ciM/y  for  lish,"  said  William.  "(;r  we  guides  would  _l(() 
wild.  S();iietimes  we  L;(t  out  with  men  who  will  care  hut 
little  for  the  fishing',  hut  spentl  almost  all  their  time  lumt- 
iuL;-  wild  (lowers  and  plants,  and  some  ai-e  alter  stran^'e 
rocks  and  stoiies,  .and  now  and  then  one  is  lumlinL^  birds' 
nests  and  birds.  S;)metimes  we  have  been  out  with  lish- 
crmen    who    cartHJ    lor    nothing-    but    a    '  la\'    oil,'    ami    the)' 


6o 


//'/'///     J'7y-/\()(/    and    Camera. 


drank  imuh  longer  ih.iii  \.\\v\  tishcd  v\c\-\  dax.  (  )li.  \\c'\c 
Ikh'11    oiil     with    all    kinds,    on    dittcrriu    rivers." 

"  NOn  don'i  u;rl  nuuh  \ari('l\-  on  lids  sircani  al  all 
t;\'iMUs,'  said  krcrc,  "for  all  our  lessees  are  much  like 
the  Moctor  and  nnsell.  eniluisiasiic  tishernien,  hut  not 
cra/y    tish     killers." 

"  No,  this  ri\cr  is  luek\,  l)ui  some  of  the  streams 
need    a    i^ood    man)'    wartU-ns,"    replied    William. 

"  \ Cs."  replied  I'rere,  "  x'ou  are  ri^lu,  ami  some  of 
the  most  impoi'tanl  ones  al  that.  Take  the  Miramichi 
waters,  the)  arc-  all  tint;  salmon  streams,  hiii  there  is  a 
vast  deal  of  poaehinL;-  and  untair  fishinL;-  done  on  them, 
and  the  lunnher  of  wardens  or  owrseers  should  he  tre-hletl 
at    least." 

"I  ha\'e  nexcr  fished  on  the  Miramit'lii  trihularies," 
saiti  I,  "e.\i"e|)t  duriiiL;'  the  outing"  we  spent  together  on 
them.        I     hear    the)     are    all    Inie    streams." 

"  1  he\  are,"  said  l"rere,"and  the  .Southwest,  North- 
wt'st.  Little-  .Southwest  and  .Se\()L;U;  are  famous.  The)' 
are  earU ,  loo,  the  tish  he^innin^-  to  enter  ihem  ahout 
Ma\'  24,  and  conlinuinL;  tc  pass  up  until  ahout  the  last 
of  .SepU'mher,  '•'  thou!_;h  \vx\  few  are  loimd  running'  in 
-\u,niisl.  The)  do  not  a\era_L;('  as  lari,''e  ;'.s  the  Kesti- 
L^ouche   tish,   some  are'   taken   of   twent\-fi\e    pounds    weight, 

•;:•  l-",-(.Tc   ior  ihc   itinaiiuit'r  nl    llii>  chaplo'  i^   I'hilii)  (iix,    i;s(|..  i>|    NcWLa^tli.'.   X.  \\. 


UJ 


//'////    /'(\'-/\()(/    (Hid    Ciuucni, 


l)Ul   ihc   a\cr;im'    is   piii    ,il    ten    pouncU;    tin       ai"c,    liowcx'cr, 


\('ry    iL;ani\,    ami    altor^l    llic    an^lci*    cxccllciu    sport. 


ai|)|)(isc  iluri'  arc  a  l;('<'(1  mail)'  lakcii, 


saul 


irani, 


ihrow  inL"'    a    trcsh    hc'    on    llic    life,    aiul    ii-'htiivj    his    niix 


anew. 


cs,       fcniicd 


IHTc 


ilu'    ( i(i\  {Tnnic'.U   sLalislics   arc: 


\v\-\    till 


and 


l)clic\('    accurate 


.asl    \car,    which    was 


l)ul  an  averai^c  one,  iS,7()o  lish  were  exported  iVoni  these 
rivers,  which,  a\(i'ai;in^  t(  n  pounds,  would  ,L;i\c  a  total 
ol  1X7,(^00  pounds.  In  addition  to  these,  lariL^^'e  (|uantities 
h)uiul  ct  loial  sale,  man)'  others  wvxv  taken  1)\'  anglers. 
and  a  i^rcat  nian\-  more  hy  ])oache,-s,  so  that  the  annual 
catch    inusi    he    o\cr    20, 000    IkIi," 


Ahout     what     tin 


le      iloes 


l\-nsnuv. 


iicLiin  . 


isked 


Willi 


:u'a. 


"As    soon     as    the     spring     treshet     subsides,     and     the 
water    Li'ets    tdear,    whicdi    is   about    the    tenth    or   twellth    of 


une 


he   lu-st    lish   are   taken   \w 


W'vji   I  lole  on  the  Xorth- 


west,    twentx'   miles   al)o\'e    Newcastle,    ami    ei^ht   al)o\'e    the 


heail    of    the    titU 


Tl 


lis    is   one   of    thc'    Imest    in    Canad 


anti 


IS    tri'c    to    al 


N" 


ou     rememher 


Doct 


or,    we     lishecl 


tlu're  a  few  xcars  a^'o.  All  the  salmon  fre(|ueniinL;"  the 
m:dn  ri\cr  and  the  Se\()L;ie  pass  through  this  ^■re;it  basin, 
ami    seem    to   take    the    ll\'    well    alter   leaxin'''    the    hi'ackish 


waters. 


//'////     F/y-/\(>(/    (tin/    ('(f'lh'ni. 


sui)i)o.sr 


Ih 


crc    arc    a    ''oou     nian\' 


i"()()(i 


iivj-liiii 


i)()()ls    on    lliosc    nvcrs,     saul 


U  lU'll 


WW.    nau    imisiicci 


"Oh,    )('s,    on    the    Little.    Soiitlnvest    th(;re    arc    IMack 
niorc's     I<.ai)icls,     lUiic    Stone,     Xorih     Ilraiuh,    and     Main'' 


.f 


ctl'^es,    ni    all    ot    wnicii    more    oi'    less    salmon    are 


killed 


each    )ear.        Wv^    Hole,    I  )ennis's    I'ool,    Call's    I'ool,    Camp 
Pool,     Ruddick's    Pool    and    kails    l*ool.    with    man\'    others, 


occur   on    tlu;    mam 


Xortl 


luest,    hut    with    the    exception    of 


tl 


le 


first    two,    all     these     lishiuL;'    i)ri\'ileL;es    are    owned     hy 


propru'tors    ol    ih 


(■    soil 


The   chiel    pool   on   the   Sexo^ie   is  the   Scpiare    korks, 

well    worth    a  journe\-   to 


a  most   renKU'kahle    iookniL;'   ])lace 


S( 


'('.        The    Renous,    I  )un'i'amon    and    Southwest    haxc    also 


II 


main' 


me    i)()ols. 


■e     all     the     pools     easil\-     reached 


^k 


\n\    are,    others    with    more    or    less    ditticult\ 


l)Ut 


ill 


arc;    acccssihle     to     the     aiiLik 


i)\'    nu-ans    ol 


canoe    or 


portage;    Avaij^on. 


I  la\'e    \()ii    had    much    n\-rishin'>'    oti    th 


ose    strc;ams 


asked    Iliram,   ([uite   inter(.;sted   in    k'rere's  account  of  waters 

that    were    comparati\el\'    stran^'e    to   him    and    his    l)roth';r. 

"  \  es,"    replied     k  rere,    "especialU'    on    tlu;    Northwest 


and     Little;     Southwest,    and    soi 


me    of    m)'    most    enjoyahle 
_       t    there.       1    shall    ne\cr    forget    my    lirst 
trii)   to   the    North    P)ranch    Pool.      It    was  some   wars  a"(), 


outmsjs    wert'    spen 


~^'~'-— ■■■ 


(H 


With     I'l\'-l\(Hi    (I mi    i  nntem. 


in  (onipan)  with  my  friend  llai'krr,  and  li\  canoe.  I'lie 
river  is  \cry  hea\ ) ,  r()Uu;h.  lull  ot  rapids,  uiih  an  occa- 
sional (all.  and  is  seldom  aMcnded  li\  an\  l)iit  Indians. 
We  were  Nonn:^,  lio\ve\-er,  stroiii;.  and  full  of  spirit,  ea^ci 
lor  the  sporl,  and  conlideiu  we  could  pii-form  an_\'  feat 
an  Indian  could.  We  had  no  sooner  entered  th(  ri\cr 
at  \Kv\\  IJank  than  a  hea\  \-  rain  set  in,  and  continued 
with  sHi^du  intermissions  for  live  or  six  da)'s,  swelling' 
the  stream,  making"  e\-er)-  rapid  a  wild  torrent,  and  i'ver\ 
lall  a  Niagara.  Luckil)-  we  took  alon^;  .i  coil  of  small 
rope,  which  we  attacheel  to  the  how  har  ol  our  hark  canoe, 
and  one  L;'oin,i.;'  aheatl,  the  other  ^uidinu;  the  canoe  from 
the  shore  with  a  |)ol(!  which  was  pro\ideil  wiih  a  hook 
at  the  (Mul,  we  watleil  and  dra^;:^cd,  and  tumMed,  foot- 
sore and  wet  to  the  skin,  lor  seven  d.iss  hetore  we  reached 
the     pool. 

"Mow  (h'lii^lued  we  Were  lo  see  this  ma^'nificent  l)asin  I 
We  camped  1)\'  its  shore,  and  lor  ten  days  hatl  most  ex- 
cellent s[){)rt ;  and  alterward  an  exciiiuL;'  experience  shoot- 
iiiL;"  th(!  rapitls  ani.1  falls  on  our  wa\'  down.  We  killed 
man)-    salmon    and    _L;rilse    on    that    trip." 

"What  do  )()u  consider  to   hi;  the  ai^i;  of  the  i^rilse  ? 
1    asked.     "  I    haxc   had    many  discus.sions  with  fishermen   in 
relation    to    this    point." 

"I    caii    onl)'   e-ucss    as   to   that,"    replied    l'"rere,    "they 


I 


Isn't  Shi:  .\    lii  ai  i  v 


66 


///'///     l'l\'-i\od    and    C<r)i/('ni. 


aiT  yoiin:,;'  salmon,  hiil  jiisl  how  old,  1  am  in  doubt. 
l'rol)al)ly  a  loiir-pound  grilse  is  three  years  ol  aL;c.  but 
autliorities  dilier  on  this  point;  some  sa\'  two  \'ears,  some 
three,  and  others  e\-en  lour,  but  I  doubt  the  latter.  The 
smolt  descends  to  the  sea,  probabU'  when  it  is  about 
eighteen  months  to  two  years  old."  but  nothing;'  further 
(,l  its  moNcments  seems  to  be  known, f  until  its  return 
to    the    ri\'er    as    a    ^rilst;. 

■■■■  \\  .  II.  llii'lurl  --a)-  "Snicilts,  a>  it  now  ap])L'ar--,  in  llu-ir  sccnnil  vi-ar,  nf 
six  (ir  •-(■veil  iiiilK"-  Kn^lh,  and  aluHil  :■-  n:aii\-  uunri's  wii^h:.  itimn  pral  i  iv  L;i'iKi', 
xaryin;;  lidni  Iwci  in  v\'^\\[  piiiiml--.  ■■  •■  ■■  I'lial  llu-  i.Uiilical  ^nicill  nl  si\  di- 
si.'\i.n  iiuiurs  ilii  n'.un!,  altrr  twc.  nf  ihur  iiiiintli--'  ali'-iini-  in  I'lc  <i'a.  a^  v^iiUe  ol' 
;j>  mam  piuniil-.  \\iiL;lu.  i-^  jiidM-il  Ix-Vdinl  all  ili--i)inr.  -ninlis  iniiiininalik-  iiavin;.; 
Ikc'Ii  laki-ii,  niavknl  willi  nunilicriij  liikrls  "I  /inc  allai  luii  lu  l!u-  ra\ '^  ul  lluir 
i|ni-.;il  r.ns.  -,,1  ,il  111h-;1\.  and  ircapUiird  l^iII^i',  vaixinu;  Irmn  Iwn  In  ^'ii;!'.!  pninids, 
in  tin-  anlunni  '<{  llu-  same  ycai'.  I'lu'  s.inu-  rsprrinunl  willi  llu-  lain'U  unri'MH  iM'd, 
■-liiiws  ih;it  ilu'  --.niu-  l;!'!!--!'  dfsri-ndini^  llir  -.tirani  n|  uninc  rca^rd  ina^ninidi.-  ni  \\\v 
spring;  I'f  1"^  lliird  year,  rrlnins  in  ihal  third  aiilnnin  a  li^li  ol  sixircn  and  upvvard 
Ui    t\M'nt\-li\f    pcjiniiN    ui-ii^ht." 

I  (i.  llrnun  (iiMiik-  sax'^  (in  the  ki'pnrt  ni  ilic  I'.  S.  fish  (  iiinniissidn,  l"^~4). 
"In  iwii  innnllis  ihr  I'rv  lias  j^iuwii  td  an  iiuh  and  .i  h.iH',  and  l)r;.^ins  icj  a^siniic 
du-  xcrniiii.in  spots  and  t  ,ans\  tT--i-  hats  nv  Irin'^i-  marks  which  cntitU'  it  tn  ln'  r.dlL-d 
a  'parr,'  and  uliirh  it  rrt.dns  while  i\-niainin;4  in  I'lcsh  uatrf,  scimctimrs  until  it  is 
sewn  (If  rii^ht  in(  lirs  \>A\'^.  It  ODntinncs  a  pari'  until  tin.'  scnind  oi-  third  spring;, 
whiu,  in  preparation  lor,  or  jurhaps  in  i  on'-Kjiuncr  ol,  a  di'sccnt  toward  the  si'a, 
a  iinilOrin  bright  sil\ii\  eoal  is  as-nmeil,  and  the  parr  lieiomes  a  'smoll.'  Alter 
remainin,;;  from  foiii-  to  twenty -eiL^lil  months  in  ihe  salt  water,  it  a;,;.ain  seeks  its 
nali\e  ri\er,  h.i\in|4  lieeome  either  .i  '  L;rilsi  '  or  a  '-.dnion.'  the  ,i;filse  is  the 
adolescent  vainion.  It  \\xi,u;hs  Irom  two  to  six  poinnN,  and  i--  more  sii'iider  and 
;4racelnl  than  the  tnatiire  lish.  with  --mailer  head,  thinner  sc.de-.,  more  lorked  tail, 
and  ^pots  lounder,  more  nnnierons  and  lilidsh  rather  than  ii;t\  liiaik.  the  two 
ma\  e.isiU  he  disl  in;.^llished ,  e\en  tiolli.;h  lioth  slionld  lie  ol  the  vame  -.\/v,  :is  not 
iidreijiu  nll\  happen--.  the  male  grilse  is  seMially  m.itiire,  hut  not  the  Kinale  in 
.Xil.eiii.i.     in    I'.inope    the    s.mie    Is    claimed     lor    the    m.dc     piirr    .ind     the    lim.de    LMilse." 


■I 


A     I  )AKIs-(   Ml  (lUI  II    Si' A-l'Kilt    I  . 


68 


ll'itJi    I'ly-Rod    and    Cam  cm. 


"Thc)-  tlo  not  pass  the  intcrxal  in  the  estuaries  and 
bays,  for  I  ha\e  made  special  inciuir)-,  aiul  coiikl  nexcr 
learn  of  oni;  having-  been  taken  in  an\-  of  the  nuniennis 
smelt  nets  during-  the  winter;  nor  have  1  ever  heard  of 
one  bein^-  pick('d  up  dead  aion--  tin;  seashore.  They  s(  em 
to  retire;  to  de<'p  water,  probabj)-  hs  from  ihe  coast. 
When  the\-  are  about  three  ;ind  a  half  pounds  in  wei^-ht 
they  rc;turn  to  the  rivers,  and  thev  are  then  universallv 
known  as  orilse.  As  xou  know,  they  are  lonn'.  slender 
fellows,    as    bright    as    siK'er    ami    \-er\-    active-." 

"Did  )()u  e\-er  see  a  female  grilse,  sir?"  asketl   Hiram. 

"  \o,"  replied  l'"rere.  "the  most  curious  thin^  is  they 
are  all  male  hsh.  Thousands  ha\c  been  taken  in  our 
rivers,    but    there    is    no    record    of    a    female;." 

'■■'^o  I  ha\-e  heanl,"  said  1.  "It  is  \-ery  sin<^'-ular. 
How    do    you    account    for    it?" 

"I  cannot,"  replied  b'rere.  "the  males  probabl\-  mature 
<:arlier  than  the  females,  for  the\  all  contain  sp-erm,  and 
so    do    the    smolt    lor    that    matter." 

"  l)Ut    where    are    the    h'males    of    the    same    a^c?" 

"Ah,  now  )-ou  ha\-e  me,  1  don't  know;  but  little;  is 
underste)oel  of  their  habits.  They  are  |)robal)l)-  in  ihe 
.se'a,  but  why  herring-,  bass  and  mackerel  nets  fail  to  take 
one;  ne)w  and  tluMi,  passe-s  my  eonijjrehension,  considerim^ 
the    size-,    depth    anel    abuiulance    of    these    seines." 


IFifli    I'lx-Roii    and    Camera 


69 


"Grilse    i^ixc;    capital    s[)()rt." 

"  Vcs,  the  liulc  fellows  take  the  ll\-  readily,  and  for 
eii^ht  or  ten  minutes  are  \c:r)-  livel),  lea[)in_L;"  clear  of  the 
water   sexeral    times   in    rapid   succession,   and    makim;-   lon^j^, 


stron!^"    runs. 


"When,  in  Nour  experience,  do  the  salmon  take  the 
lly  ht.'st,  Irere?'  asked  I.  "  \'ou  ha\e  had  ^ood  chances 
for  observation,  for  )ou  have;  lished  in  most  of  the  ri\'ers 
in    this    Pi-()\inre." 

"  Cienerall)'  when  the\-  first  enter  the  ri\-er,  or  reach 
the  pools;  after  remainin^^  a  few  wi'eks  in  fresh  water, 
they  i^et.  as  nou  know.  sIu_L,^_L;ish  ami  shy.  The)'  are,  how- 
e\ei,  \'er)'  capricious,  and  it  is  ditiicult  to  la\"  down  any 
•general    rule." 

"  I  ha\'e  iishetl  with  a  ^ood  man)'  anglers,"  said  1, 
"and  hax'c;  noticed  that  there  is  a  i^cxhI  deal  of  differ- 
ence in  the  \va)'  the\-  drai^"  the  ll)".  Ha\e  )()u  e\'er  st^en 
them  skip  the  lure:  li^iuK'  on  the  surface,  as  if  lishin;^ 
for  trout?  I  ha\"e  seen  it  done  in  some  of  the;  Xox'a 
Scotia    rix'ers,    anel    successfully. 

"Some  fish  thus,  ami  on  a  few  streams  I  understand 
it  is  the  most  killiuLj;-  way;  hut  the  majorit)-  allow  their 
llies  to  sink  a  little,  and  draw  them  1)\"  a  serii's  of  short, 
shar])  pulls.  The  longer  tlu;  lish  are  in  the  fresh  ^v'ater 
the  more  timid   lh.e\'  become,   and   \ou   wilt    olien   see   them 


■() 


//  'UJi    I'lx-Roii    ami    (  amcra. 


following;  \()iir  ll\  froiM  mere  curiosit)-.  In  such  cases,  if 
tile  lure  is  drawn  rapidly,  as  if  it  were  acting  of  its  own 
\'oliti<)n  ill  iMideaNoriag-  to  escape  from  the  fish,  the  sal- 
mon   will    fre(iuentl)'   make    a   dash   at    it   and    hook    itself." 

"  M\er)'  ans^ler  has  liis  favorite  lli's."  saiil  1.  after  a 
short    pause,    "which    do    you    prefer?" 

"A  L^ood  deal,  as  you  know,  de|)ends  on  the  ri\er 
and  season,  and  ihe  i-ondition  of  the  water."  replied  h'reri'. 
I  depend  a  ^ootl  deal  on  the  stiuulards,  such  as  the 
hutcher,  I)urhaiii  ranker,  Xickerson,  |ock  Scott,  fair\,  t'tc, 
hut  the\  should,  late  in  tile  season,  he  of  smaller  sizes 
than  in  the  earl\  lishim,;.  I  ha\'e  known  of  exccdlent 
sport  IxiuL^  had  with  a  liii\-  |ock  .Scott,  when  a  larj^c 
ll\  lailed  to  m't  .1  ri^e.  1  was  oiu'e  on  the  lacipiet 
l\i\er  I  \.  !').  I  with  m)-  Irieiid  h.  M.  McLc'otk  We  were 
lishinL;  !•  ranker's  |hrancois|  Pool  ahout  the  hrst  of  Au^'- 
ust.  We  had  killetl  some  line  lish  in  the  e\-enin_<;-,  hut 
on  the  ii  xt  mornim;-  not  the  h'ast  attention  was  paid  to 
our  llies,  thoui.;h  lish  were  risiniL;  all  o\er  the  pool,  ap- 
pareiuK'  after  small  insects  which  we  ohseixcd  lloatinL;'  on 
the    surlace    ol    the    water. 

"Somewhat  dismasted,  I  hetook  m\self  to  tly-tyin_L; 
after  lireakfast,  while  Mae-,  who  is  a  most  persistent  an_L;'- 
k'r.  continued  to  whi])  away.  In  .aliout  an  hour  he  came 
to   the  tent   and  said,    'Cox,    it    heats  all  I      They   are    risiiiLT 


;| 


72 


ll'it/i    J'ly-Rod    aiiu     Canicn 


'a. 


'^"    ■"••nni.l    nu-,    llirtin-    their    tails,   aiui    sh„uin-    tlui 
t(M.ij)i    for    m\-    crforts!' 


1'   con- 


Arc    llu;    litllc    111 


cs    slill 


on    the    water?' 


asked 


Oh, 


\  cs, 


tlu')-    are,'    lu:    replicj.    'don't    \<)u    think 


you    could    make    a    lly    resenil,lin--    il 


lem 


it    would    \)v.    too    small,    I     t 


car,    to 


if    a    lish    should     t; 


Ike     It 


Init    1( 


•ok     licrc 


kill    \\\ 
Mac,' 


th. 


e\-cn 


said 


1, 


opcninij-    the     ll\-bool 


k    ni    which    were    some    tin\-    iin-lish 


niKl-ic's, 


are    tlK-\-    li 


\c    an\-    o 


f    th 


ese- 


ere    it    ^ 


rcijlicd 


M, 


IC,     S(;k-ctin; 


as    larij-e    as    a    hou 


a    specimen    not 


se 


la 


Kc    do 


with    this,'   and   awaN'    h 


c   went,    while    1 


II 


\Mi    their    impudence 
resumed   m\-   work. 


n    a    few    minut 


es 


heard    him     shout,    aiul     hastil\- 


riHi- 


iin-    to    the    j)()ol,     I    sa 


w    a    salmon    sjjrin^;-    into    tl 


u;    air 


and    heartl    Mac    shout,    '  I'v 


'ot    him 


With    what    Ih,    M 


ic 


With    th 


^    niidijf.'    h 


e    answered 


\Vh 


at    m\-    lirst    cast. 


ii--i--r,    went    the    reel,    as    the    11^,1)    da.shed 


toward 


the    head   of   the    pool.       Mow   could   tl 
such    a   strain.^       L'p    went    the   sal 
his   hriL-ht  si 


lat   tm\-   hook   stand 


men    aL,Min    into    the   ai 


-nt  sides  -listenin-    like   silver   in    th 


e    iiK^rnin; 


I  low   delighted  was    M 


sun. 


ic    upon  rcelin--  in   to  find  hini  still 


fast.       Could    he    land    that    li>h    with    such    del 
>1    perft)rm    a    feat     unparalleleil    \\\    th 


icate   tackle. 


he    won 


<-■    annals    of 


anijiiivj. 


ll'itli    I-lx-Rod    and    Caiiicra. 


73 


"  W'hir-r-r,  wcnl  llic  red  ;iL;ain,  as  ilic  lisli  l^rokc  across 
the;  cuii'c'iU  li)i-  ihc  rocks  on  the  ollu.T  side,  j)Uttin_L;  a 
hca\y  sLraiii  on  llu;  line,  and  just  as  it  was  tlu:  greatest, 
tlu'  salmon  lluni^-  himself  out  of  the  water.  A^ain  Mac 
rei;led    in,    hut,    alas!     the    fine    hook    L;ut    luid    parteil." 

"Salmon  soon  i^ct  ai"<|uainte(l  with  common  dies.' 
said  1,  "ami  when  the  |)ool  is  whipped  otten,  will  iail 
to    respond." 

"  \'es,"  replietl  hrere,  "it  is  tlu:  experience  of  all  fish- 
ermen. Let  me  L;i\'e  )ou  an  instance.  1  was  almost  out 
of  patience  one  morniiii^  at  Blue  .Stcjiie.  I  had  het'ii 
casting-  for  over  aa  hour,  without  ^'cttiiiL;'  a  risi',  thouL^h 
there  were  mail)'  lish  in  the  ])()()1.  I)i^-  Peter,  ni)'  Mic- 
mac  L;uide,  saitl  that  if  he  hatl  a  crow  win;,;-  lie  could 
make  a  ll\'  the\'il  take.  '.See,'  he  exclaimed,  with  much 
emphasis,  'all  whiti'  men  usum  llies  all  same,  salmon 
knowum  Xew  kind  he  no  semim  'fore,  him  conu'  look- 
um    o\-er.' 

"I  was  read\-  for  aiu'  change,  and  as  I  in\-ariabi\- 
carry  m\-  lly-makin^'  materials  alon^;',  and  had  a  few  black 
feathers,  1  was  soon  shapiiiL;  an  unsi^hth'  monster.  .\t 
the  eiul  ol  half  an  hour  he  w;)s  reatlw  and  no  sooner 
did  I  cast  my  nii^^cr  adrilt  lli;ai  there  was  a  ^in-at  (K- 
.sire  manilested  1)_\  the  hitherto  i-areless  tish  lo  inspect 
the    odd    stranger    at    ciosi'    <[uarters;    linalK,    e,ne,    making 


% 


gifts^S 


'^^<^ 


74 


//■////     /■/]•- A\\'/    and    Caiiicia, 


•I    'it-tlc    i"()    Ircc,  \v;is    scixcd    hy    the;    simple    tooth    of    the 

'chirk),     and    tlu;  L^rip    \vas    mamtaiiUHl    uiilil    the    tish    was 

hr()ii<;lu    to    ^alT.  I'ivc     succx^ssivt;    sahnon     were    hofjkccl 
and    hnidcd    l.y    that    lly    hcforc    1    stopped,    and    tht;    invah 

iiablu   him    I    hatl  rccciNcd   from   a   \)(nn    Indian    has   pro\cd 

of    .L^rc^at    sLT\-ic(:  to    n.;'    on    many    occasions    sinci;    I    rc- 
ccixcd    it." 

"lla,  ha  I  cxcla.  iicd  ''-am,  who  liad  hccn  Iistrnin_L,^ 
attentivcl)-,    "  xou    Iicat    thr    sahnon    that    time." 

"Ilavi;  \()u  cNLT  noticed  an)'  pc;ctdiaritics  of  habit  in 
sahi-"»n  selcctin-;-  positions  in  a  pool?"  I  asked,  "the)'  seem 
to  lie  guided  \)\  certain  preferences,  and  in  certain  sta_^;e.s 
of    the    water    lie    almost    alwa)-s    in    particuiar    spots." 

"I  can't  sa\-  I  have,"  replied  I'Vere,  "other  than  that 
)-oii  sp'-ak  of.  The)-  are  \-er)-  capricious,  hut  .dwa)-s  so- 
ciable; where;  one  settles  all  settle.  .\s  a  ^-eneral  thini; 
they  jjrefer  the  strong-  water  near  the  head  of  the  pool, 
especiall)'  if  there  are  bottom  rocks,  foi-niiuL:-  I'^^stiuL;'  edch'(;s. 
If  these  rocks  are  absent,  the  tish  are  often  fouml  near 
the  tail  of  the  basin,  hardl)-  e\-er  in  tlu:  \er)'  middle  of 
the  current,  but  almost  always  a  little  to  one;  .side  or  the 
-)ther. 

"Oiu;  curious  freak  of  this  lish  I've  ol)ser\c;d  on  man\- 
occasions  which  is  worth  speaking-  of,  for  anglers  are  not 
;4enerall)     aware   of    it.       When    salmon    meet    with    a   little 


■1 


< 


76 


ll'ith     /■/]'- /\(>(/    ami    Caincf 


•a. 


fall.    lhc\    will    lr((iiiciul 


|(ir     lOllU: 


tl 


im:    in    tiic    hasin 


Ixlorc   attcmptiiii^-    lo    scale    it.        If    ihc   n'wr   is  small,    thcN 


aiT    almost    cc-riain    to    rdusc    tlu;    ll\, 


Afi 


cr    scaliiiL:' 


lIU' 


lu'ii^lu,    ihr   lish    foi-  some   imcNplaiiu.'d   reason   limber   in    the 
the  li|),   and  often   lia\c   1    raisi'd   and    liookeil 


swift   water  on 

them  on  tlie  ni-^hinL;-  iiulin'',  so  close,  intleed,  to  the  fall, 
that  it  seemed  a  nustery  how  lhe\  mainlained  their  posi- 
tion. I  lere  aj^ain  tile  social  instinct  ma\'  he  the  cause, 
one    or    more    hn^crinj;-    imtil    joined    1)\-    othei's." 

"It  is  (|uite  L;eneiMll)-  l)e!ie\'ed  that  salmon  ne\-er  eat 
anythinL;'    in    fresh    water;     what    is    Noiir    opinion?" 

"I  ha\c  ne\cr  lound  an\  tood  in  salmon  taken  with 
the    IIn,"    replied     h'rere. 

"  W'h)-.    then,    do    die\     rise    for    it?" 

"I  cannot  tell.  The  idea  of  many  is  that  the)-  are 
affected  in  some  strange  wa)'  hy  colors,  just  as  we  know- 
certain    birds    and    (|iiadrii|)e(|s    are." 

"My  idi'a  is  that  they  chase  the  ll)-  mostly  in  sport." 
said  1.  "I  don't  heliexc  that  ijcneralh'  the\'  seize  it  for 
food,  although  1  heliexc  that  in  the  lower  pools  of  rivers, 
the  lish  just  Irom  the  salt  water  in  whiih  the\'  [vxX  caL^crK 
upon  shrimp  and  other  crustaceans,  will  leed  upon  min- 
nows; and  in  fact  I  ha\'e  lu;ard  <>(  cases  ol  the  lish  haNim; 
l)een  taken  with  shrimp,  e\-en  in  pools  well  up  the  ri\er, 
and    a    ll\     tied    to    i-eseml)le    a    shrimp    is    \v\-\    killiiiL:. 


. 


•k...... 


VW^ 


7«. 


//7///     /7v-AW    and    Camera. 


"  lllack  salmon  or  kdts,  those  lish  that  alter  spawn- 
iii!^'  remain  all  winter  in  the  riser  insteail  ot  returning 
to  the  sea,  will  lake  ail)-  b.iit  in  the  spring,"  saiil  l-'rerc 
••rile)-  are  !''an  and  lank,  and  llu^  llesh  is  (piite  unlit 
lor  looil,  as  it  is  solt,  hriille,  enlirel\'  devoid  of  the  [link- 
ish  color,  and  when  cooked  the  siiu-ll  is  often  repulsive. 
I'hesc  fish  an;  as  huiiL^rx'  as  spring;'  hi'ars.  and  voracitnis 
as  vulturi's;  the}-  sna|)  eagerly  at  anything-,  from  a  trout 
ll\-  to  a  pork  rind,  and  U't'^l  freely  on  thi'  sprini;-  sm(dt 
which  are  ascending;  th(;  ri\ers  to  spawn,  hut  1  do  not 
l)elie\<'  that  salmon  ordinarily,  those  which  ha\e  left  the 
>ea,  and  asci-nded  to  the  ri\ei'  to  sp.iwn,  le<-d  whih;  in 
the    fresji     water." 

•'  I've  been  told  I)\'  fishermen  on  thi;  coast  that  tho 
saiimon  eat  small   fish  \\hen   in   tlu;  salt  water,"  said  lliram. 

"  1  ha\'e  no  doubt  the\'  tlo,"  re[)lied  brere.  "  Messrs. 
llouan  and  \\'\'se,  Dominion  bishc-rx'  ()\'(;rscers  on  tin- 
Miramichi.  ha\e  informed  me  of  capclin  and  sometimes 
smelt  bein^;'  found  in  their  stomachs  \\lu;n  llrst  entering' 
the  ba).  1  think  tlu.'X'  must  be  voracious  fc;cd(M's  whik; 
in  tht;  si;a,  antl  until  the  instinct  seizes  them  to  asceml 
tlu;  rivers  to  spawn;  after  that,  like  b(;ars  in  hil)ernation, 
they    subsist    upon    their    own    fat," 

'•Ves,"  I  replied,  "they  must  be  threat  feeders,  for 
tlu:y    increase    in    si/e    and    weight    wunclerfiilly    in    a    very 


'I'llr,     l)inil;lN<   I      I'l.lWMS    A     l"l-l.>ll    Kl    N     SAI  M"N     AM'    A      ■> 


I  INK  "  I'l;  '    Kl  1  i." 


8o 


ll'itli     I'/y-Rod    ami    ( 


itinera. 


short    ijcriod,    for    instance-       \     l-,.h    ,.-   •    i  • 

'"^Lcinc(  .      A    Kelt    wciL^inn--   ten    pounds 

^•^^^  niarkcd.  and  n-tnrncd  to  the  riven",  in  tlie  lower  part 
"f  ^^•l^ich  it  was  a^ain  cau^lu  after  a  hipse  of  five-  weeks 
^^ncl  two  days,  and  it  was  found  to  wei^di  ov,^  uventy 
pounds.  I]ut.  Frere.  ifs  .rowing  late,  and  I  propose  th.u 
the    tent    he    smud.cred    out.    and    that    we    turn    in." 

"Ao-reed/'  replied  my  friend,  a^d  in  a  ^er^■  short 
tnn.  ^ve  were  lost  in  slumhc-r.  which  eon.es  so  easily  and 
so    sweetly    to    the    tired    lishc^nnan. 


CUAiniiR     11. 


An   1^.\K1.^'  lA>i.  MlAii;    liiii  |iii;^.      ■     (iivi.k    mil   \\\iii:   'I'lh  iui  ii  (.|!I.\  .      •     A 

I'.ii;    Si:a      Tknii.      •      I.iviin      Timi-.      .       Ilow      lo    ('....k     \    'ruiiri-,      •      As 
AiJ.Miu  \i;i  i;   Cv^r.     •      An'MIiii;   Smmus    lldnKiii   ,\mi    Ih-i.     ■     "  I'l  s    I''imis" 

IN      ll|M\Sh.        •        III    \i   K      llll--     (i\      llll.     M  \i.  \l  l.iiW   \,  .         •        A      Kill   '.11       1-'..\IIKI- 

i.M  :  .      •      ri.\\iNi.     \    |ii;iir    'I'ki.i,    Till'.      •      'I'wd    |•|■^^     II'.i.kiI'    ami     \'."\\[ 
Samh.      •      A   (iuiM    SiKM.i.ii.      •      'I'll!    (-'rr'HiAi    (iiiii;-.      •      \\  i    A-im. 

TO     llll.     I''ll'lll      I'mhI..        •       <ni:lk    (IIAKAI    IIK^     will'    (ill     A-l    l-IIIM,.  \      M   w 

Willi     \\    Willi      nil       I'.XKIll.        •       JlAlm^N.        •        I    AM.     .\Mi    Sl'Mllli    i.R     |;i;i.i.K 

'I'Kiiir   I  iiMi'.xKi  ii.      •      Kii.i.iNi;  .\    llll, II-;   hn    iiii,    lis.      •     Si  m  n  ii  iir    Ii-iiim; 
IN    (Mil      Timi  ^.      •      I'li  ii  ki.sim  i:    Si  \    C<>\>\     ni'     .\l  \ini  .       •       I .  \m  i-l  i  u  k  i  h 

SAI.MiiN.  IMiKs     in     .\lil    Nil  \Ni  I  .        ■       A     I    1\  I  I  N      I'l-ll.        •        llniiklNi,     \     I'\1U 

111'     l..\Nli-l   111   K'^.        •         IkiiMINi;     |ii|;     SaIAIiiN.  I'll  KI  KI  I       I   l-'lllNi,.       •       ll.iU 

111    .\1  \Ki     \    r.\Kk    Cwir.  '■  I'l^ii    Kiiii.Uv'"      •      Iniii\n     I  k  \IiI  i  n  iN-.     •      A 

I'l.l-.N  I  \      I  !!■      I  ..\Nli.l.iil   K^      1,111  . 


I  "  H 1  {  mellow,  tlutc-likc  son^"  of  liic  hcrmii  ihnish 
-■-  awoke  me  hdorc  sunrisi-  on  ihc  following;  nioni- 
iiiL;".  Niuli^inn  in\-  Iriciul  lo  arouse  him,  i  sicpjxd  out- 
side the  lent.  rh(t  camp  lire  had  huriicd  out,  uoihino- 
of  it  i-cmaiuin!^  l)Ut  a  f(A\'  black  emhers.  'I  lie  two  guides 
were  sound  asleep  under  their  blankets,  the  hea\y  co\ci"- 
inj;    l.Hin_L;    pulled    up    o\er    their    heads    conipleleh'. 


82 


Willi     /■7v-/\(>i/    (i/ii/    iiiiiicni. 


'lakinu;'  our  rods,  I'rcrc  aiul  I  stcppcil  |)ast  tlu;  slcc|)- 
ini;'  men  on  our  \\a\'  lo  the  pool;  thc\'  awoke  iuslantlw 
howcxcr,  for  xour  hu-^h  sleeper  is  easil)'  awakened.  Willi 
a  l)iL;  >awn  the)'  arose  and  he^^an  lo  mo\c  aliout  their 
eanip  duties,  ihe  hrsi  ot  whieh  heiu:^-  imarial)!)-  Iillin^;-  ami 
liLjiuin^     theii-     |)ipe^. 

"  W  lial  soil  ot  da\  is  ii  lo  l)c?"  j  asked  of  Iliram, 
as  I  pi'epared  in_\'  tackle  lor  a  cast  at  the  loot  ol  ihe 
pool,     krere    lia\m^'    ^one    to    the    head. 

Iliram  ,L;a\e  a  look  at  the  mist  which  compleiel\-  en- 
veloped the  forest  ahout  IIS,  and  tllell  at  the  dreni'hei! 
leaxcs     which     treinkled     sli;_;htl\      in     the     f.iint     kree/e. 

"()h,  it'll  he  kriL^ht  •■nou:^h  k\"  and  1)_\,"  he  replied, 
"ik.e  wind  i-^  sou'wesl,  and  the  Weks  are  plentN."  As  he 
spoke  he  |)omted  to  the  L;<issanier  weks  which  liad  keen 
s])un     on     the     hushes    and     krakes     .uid     weeds    akout     us. 

It  IS  an  almost  in\ariakie  si;^n,  that  il  L^cssanu  r  weks 
are    akundant     in    the    morniiiL;,    tlie    day    will    ke    lair. 

■"Well,    Iliram,"  said    I,  "he'-e's  for  luck,"  and    I    ke^an 

casting     ako\-e     the     IMpitls     at     tln'     fool     ol      the     pool. 

"Luik  to  \.  .il"  he  replied,  .uid  returned  to  tlu'  tamp, 
where  his  a\i-  was  sooi^.  heard  kus\  in  preparing;  wootl  lor 
the    kreaklast    lire, 

khe  morniuL;-  was  dark,  and  the  mist  hmiL;'  so  hea\\' 
ako\e     the     pool,     that     I     could     klit     IlldistinclK      see      Irere, 


ll'it/i    I'ly-Rod    and    Cumcni. 


^r. 


who  was  cii  work  ai  ihr  upprr  ciul.  I'Or  m\  own  ll\'  I 
had  my  lavorilr.  a  siKci-  doctor.  li  is  a  tl\  with  which 
I  can  do  Ix'llcr  work  liiaii  with  any  oliv-r,  in  all  waters 
and    willi    all    lish. 

Now  siKci'  doctors  arc  to  !)<•  met  with  in  most  \aricil 
forms.  .\t  one  lime  I  had  upward  of  lour  do/t'ii  ol  them 
in  m\  hooks,  that  i  had  gathered  here  and  there,  and 
hcU'dl)  two  ot  theiii  were  alike.  ll  till-  l)od\-  is  siK  cr 
tinsel,  it  mailers  Imi  little,  in  the  opinion  ol  man\  l\crs, 
how  the  rest  ol  the  tly  is  m.ide.  and  lh<'  resuli  is  that 
when  one  speaks  ol  this  ll)'  he  conxcys  hut  a  xaL^iie 
meanin;^'.  I  h.ee  siKcr  doctors  with  whole  wiu^s  and 
with  made  wini^s;  with  all  kinds  ol  hackles  and  with 
none    al    all.    and    with    tails    and    wiihoiii. 

M\-  laNorite  st\  le  is  made  with  pure  siKcr  tinsel  l)od\ 
no  other  is  woiih  usim^.  l  he  tail  consists  ol  two 
or  three  wel)s  ol  a  widi^con's  or  teal's  mottled  Ic-ather, 
together  with  the  same  mimher  ot  wchs  ol'  llie  riilT  of 
the  i;<>k.  n  pheasaiU.  I  like  a  small  ha(d<le  on  a  siKcr 
doctor,  dUi\  if  I  were  to  haxc  a  do/en  tied,  should  ha\f 
three  each  with  ,!^ra_\-,  hrown,  )cllow  and  Mack  haikles. 
Not    hea\  \-,    but    nice    neat    hackles. 

1  )onl)tless  -,ome  nni'  will  saw  "Ah.  hut  that's  not  nu 
idea  of  a  siKcr  doctor  at  all."  "All  ri^ht,"  I  repK ,  "it's 
mine;     1    want    a    small    hackle    on    il," 


84 


//  'ith    h'ly-Rud    aiui    Caiiicm. 


\i)\v  for  wino-s.  I  tlon'i  like  wholi'  win^s,  that  is, 
wiii_L;-s  made  ol  whole  leathers,  hul  prefer  made  ones, 
those  uhiih  are  made  of  \aried  fihers  selected  from  main' 
leathers,  amoiiL;  them  always  a  lew  shreds  ol  tJie  mottled 
leather  ol  the  widgeon  or  teal,  two  ^ood  leathers  from 
the  rutt  ol  the  i^oldeii  pheasant,  and  over  all.  two  or  three 
i^ood   spra\  s   trom    the   (a'esi   ol    the   same   hird. 

.\l)o\c  all,  I  want  the  lly  lied  so  hard  and  In'ml)' 
that  I  camioi  moxc  it  at  all  on  the  hook.  II  it  is  loosei\' 
tied,  it  soon  hecomes  worthless,  in  lact  it  is  unsafe,  loi' 
the  hook  is  likely  to  ])nll  out  with  the  lirst  fish.  1  al- 
wa\s  re)eft  a  ll\  that  is  not  still,  or  which  is  at  all  mo\- 
al)le  on  the  hook.  It  is  an  expensive  ll\,  such  as  i  \\\\\v 
dest'rilied,  hut  it  is  the  most  killing  in  existence.  The 
siKcr  doi'tor  commonK  sold  is  a  cheaj)  affair  t-ompar<(! 
with  this,  hut  deliver  me  Irom  such  and  all  other  cheap 
dies.  I  always  preler  to  ha\c  miiu  "lied  to  patteiai," 
and  do  I'.ol  accept  an)  whi'h  will  r.-d  'and  a  i-ii^itl  scrn- 
tin\. 

1  lieu;an  castini,^'  with  a  short  line.  m\'  inxariahle  hahit, 
and  worked  luriher  ;md  iurlher  out  into  the  pool  with 
e\tr\  tew  casts.  I  l)elie\e  in  covcrinL;  ihorouL^hK  e\('i"\' 
tool  ol  wal"r  as  I  l^o.  \  our  salmon  does  not  alwa\s 
lie  awaN  off  in  the  pool,  anil  it  is  much  hotter  to  strike 
\  mr    !ish    on    a    short    line    than    a    lon^'   one,    i)articularl\-   if 


y< 


(■( 


'?^rmi 


//-V;'//    l-l\~Rod    and    Canic/'i. 


^5 


you  arc  lifting"  lor  a  hack  cast.  A  siiiL^l'j  instance  will 
illustrate  tliis.  I  had  \)vv\\  tishinn-  the  u()[)er  end  ot  a 
pool,  and  had  wcjrked  ilowii  to  nearl\-  the  h)ot;  1  had 
a  lon^-  line  omI,  so  as  to  reach  the  luriher  shore,  and 
had  careK'ssly  allowHxl  it  for  a  uioineiU  to  swin^  in  the 
v\V\\.  .\s  1  liited  h)r  another  cast,  1  noticed  that  my 
lly  was  hardly  ten  feet  from  me.  W'b.en  1  ,L;a\  e  the  lift 
the  ll)"  swunL;-  in.  ami  at  that  instant  a  salmon,  that  had 
Ijcen  l)'in^-  heside  .i  boulder  almost  .ii  my  feet,  I'ose  ,md 
took     the    hu'e. 

( )f  course  the  ti|)  of  m\'  rod  went  to  '•  siuilhereens  * 
on  the  instant,  and  ihe  salmon  "hooked  oil."  N'es,  1 
alwa\s  co\er  the  water  thorou:_^hl\'  as  I  ^o,  and  do  not 
lengthen  m\-  \\\\(  until  I  ha\e  hail  m)  ll)  <dl  ()\cr  the 
surface    in    my    I'each. 

hrere  was  l)iis\"  at  his  end  of  the  pool,  hut  sa\ii.  '■ 
a  f(;w  trout  which  he  shook  oil  his  ti\  without  distur!  -  :i; 
tlu;    water,    he    hail    ^ot    no    rises. 

1  also  :_;()t  a  lew  troul  up,  hut  did  not  hook  thi-m, 
for  we  were  alter  salmon,  and  the  llounciuL;"  of  a  few- 
trout  on  the  surlace  ot  the  wate'-  is  suHicieiu,  i^cneralK , 
to    kcc'j)    salmon    trom    rising;. 

It  is  (juite  a  "knack,"  that  the  sahiK.-u  tishermau  ac- 
([uires,  to  shake  oil  a  trout  that  has  seized  his  lly,  without 
"stirriiiL''   ui>    the   water."   as    the    e.\i)ression    ''oes,    hut    it    is 


'*^ 


86 


//  ////    I'ly-Roii    ami    Cainci'a. 


;i  necessary  accoinplishnieiit.  (  )ccasionall\  one  u  ill  li()i)k 
ihe  li-()iil  so  tinnly  llial  it  imi^l  he  laiulecl,  and  then  ihe 
l)eiier  way  is  lo  waste  no  time  hut  to  <lraL;  it  as  expe- 
ditiously as  possihle  hodiK  through  the  w;iter.  and  up  on 
the  heach.  The  pool  is  thus  d:sturh(.-il  hut  little,  for  the 
tish    is   laiuled   Ix  lore  it   has  a  chance  to   llouncc   ahout. 

1  had  heen  casting;  h)r  full)'  ten  minutes,  diu'iuL;  which 
I  had  successfully  shaken  oil  two  or  three  small  sea  trout, 
and  was  just  on  the  point  of  casting'  o\'er  to  an  eiUly 
across  the  pool,  Ixjow  ,i  hu^e  liouhler  tli.U  rose  Irom 
the  dei)ths,  when  a  lar«:;i;  sea  trout  took  ni)-  ll\.  and  with 
a  splash  and  a  pluii^c,  down  he  went  to  tlie  hotlom.  and 
into    the    v(V\\     that    I    had    l»een    essaxiuL;'    to    reach. 

.\wa\'  Sjiun  the  line,  m)'  reel  shrieking;  to  nie  (hscord- 
antl\'  jusi  then,  my  rod  IxMidinL;'  in  a  circle  with  m\'  ef- 
forts   to    keep    the    troui    from    disturhiniL,^    the    salmon 

Ihit  in  \ain  I  A  ku'^c  sea  trout  is  a  \cry  stron^r 
fish  and  acli\c  wiilial,  and  I  could  not  clKck  miu''  e\cn 
with,  the  full  strain  ol  m\'  rod.  .SuddenK,  from  the  de|)liis 
of  the  |)ool  where  the  trout  was  dartin;^'  ahout,  out  sprang- 
a  salmon,  a  ■^oodl'.'  Iisli,  leajjii'Si.';  se\"eral  ieet  into  the  air, 
and    falliii;,;"    eack    w'lii    a    tremendous    splash. 

Another  .tear  l'\  .dso  sprang  out.  .md  the  L^uides  who 
had  joint  i  nu ,  ■■\\^'\  niio  supi>osed  that  the  leapim.;'  fish 
was    fast    to    m\     hock,    exclaimed: 


'■^•^ :,. 


y 


88 


//'////    /'7y-/\(h/    ami    Canicni. 


"lie's  ;i  ii\('l\-  tish,  sun;!  Miiul,  1  )()cl()r,  or  nou'II 
lose    him." 

Itltc.  who  also  came  to  my  sick',  said,  "  \()u  arc 
<nviii'''    him    too    much    strain.  " 

'■(ii\in^  the  Old  llarr\-  too  much  strain,"  1  i:.\claitncjd, 
"I've    onl)'    L;i)t    a    i)(;sk\'    trout    on." 

'  ( )h  I  that's  no  trout,"  said  Hiram  llourishim^  the 
L^aff,  "sun-  \sv  saw  him  twislc  |  twice  |,  'twas  a  saumon 
and    a    L;()od    one,    too.' 

"\'<s,  init  he  is  not  hooked,  confovmd  him,"  1  re- 
plietl.    reelini;    in    the    trout    that    was    now    about    tireil    out. 

"There  he  i^'oes  a^ainl"  shouted  William,  hut  this 
time  they  plainK'  saw  that  the  salmon  was  K^apinL,^  in 
fri_L;ht,    and    not    with    m\     lly    in    his    mouth. 

The  truth  was  that  the  trout  in  swimming'  ahout, 
had  run  the  castiiiL;  line  ai^ainst  two  or  three  of  the 
salmon,  whicli.  doubtless  fearim^-  a  net,  or  some  other  of 
man's  snar<;s,  leaped  to  axoid  them.  .\  salmon  is  as  sus- 
picious and  as  shy  as  a  crow,  \\\\(\  the  least  tlisturhance 
or    noise    or    molestation    will    put    It    on    the    (jni   vivc. 

It  is  not  at  all  uncommon  lor  the  casting-  line  to  strike 
a  tish  in  the  pool,  when  it  is  fast  to  another,  and  1  have 
more-  than  once  had  m\'  hooked  salmon  scMid  several  into 
the    air    hy    rubbing'    the    line    a,L;"ainst    them. 

We    landed    the    trout,    and    killed    it.       It   was   only   of 


col 


//'////    /'7v-/\\)(/    ami    Canicm, 


Hy 


' 


al)t)ul  lliiTc  pouiul:-.  wcii^lu,  l)Ui  it  wiis  vctn  .slroiiL;  lor  ils 
size. 

Of  c()iirs(.'  afu-r  such  a  disliirhancc  we  concliKlcd  thai 
we  hati  hclU-r  rest  the  pool  a  while,  ami  as  hrcaklasl  was 
soon  to  l)c  rrad),  we  l.iul  aside  our  rods,  .uid,  alU'i'  a 
wash,  repaircil  lo  liic  cam]),  al  which  ihe  L;uides  weri' 
l)us\-  preparing  our  morniuL;'  meal.  .\ml  such  a  royal 
hreaklast  as  it  was  I  and  such  appetites  as  we  had  when 
we  sal  ilown  to  ill  l)oiled  si'a  trout,  Iried  i^rilse,  hoiled 
])()tatoes,  pilot  bread  .uid  hutler;  listen.  Iried  onions,  and 
c(jlTe(,'    with    condeiisi'd    milk. 

Boiled  sea  trout  is.  i^astronomically,  in  \\\\  estimation, 
the  most  delicate  ol  all  lish.  Xothin^;'  can  compare  with 
its  delicacy.  \vX  richness,  ol  llaxor.  It  should  he  c-ookt-d 
and  eaten  as  soon  as  possible  alter  it  is  killed,  lor  it  soon 
deteriorates    and    becomes    insipid. 

\o  oilier  wa\  of  c-ookini^'  than  boiling  briiiL^s  the  sea 
trout  to  the  epicure  in  all  its  excellence,  and  in  lacl  this 
is    true    ol    most    llsh. 

.A  fi  ied  sea  iroui  is  noi  ne.u'ly  as  acce|)tal)le,  and  T 
do  not  fancN'  one  l.roilcnl.  although  broiling"  is  better  than 
frying'.  Xext  in  my  opinion  to  the:  sea  trout  comes  the 
i^rilse,    and    that    is    also    better    boiled    than    Iried. 

\'e\'er  shall  1  lor^et  llu;  excpnsite  cMijoxiuent  with 
which    one    of   these    lish    was   eaten    on   a   certain    occasion. 


L)0  //'////     /■/v-/\()(/    iuid    Ciducni. 


\\  V  h.id  Ixcn  111  the  canoe  four  oi  ti\c  hours  In  a 
rhilly  dri/zlc  ol  a  rain.  thi'ouL;li  which  we  -^aw  the  sun 
onl\'    lor    .1    lew    niiiuiic^    during    the    cnlirc    (l.i\. 

W'c  were  iK'Ni-rndinu;  one  o(  ihc  C  anachan  rixcrs,  our 
|iarl\  consisting'  ol  one  ol  \\\\  Iricnds.  nnscll,  and  our 
two    guides    or    canovnu'H,    a\\     in     one    lari^c    canoe. 

Tired  \\»-  were  .iiid  hiinL;i'_\.  lor  we  had  heeii  niiinini^ 
rapiils  .nid  li--hin^  the  L;lorioiis  pools  ih.it  l.i\  lietwceii 
ll-..  in  all  the  lime,  .md  sm  h  worl  ,u;<"ls  ii|i  .i  woiiderkil 
appetite.  .\t  last  the  "  a  ncl-ltt"  was  spoken,  .md  we 
came  to  .1  landing  place.  llaulinL;  the  ( .moe  upon  ihe 
pel)l)ly  shore,  our  men  soon  had  a  lire  st.irted  ,uul  the 
tea    kettle    steaminL^-. 

T.ikinL;  trom  the  canoe  a  L;rilse  wci^hiiiL;  aliout^  tour 
pounds,  and  cutting;  up  the  i-ich  Mood-reil  meal,  the\' 
cooked  it  in  the  trying  pan,  usin^  hul  \ery  lillle  lal, 
thai    coiuained    in    the    tissues    ol    the    lish    Kein^    sullicienl. 

rh(  lresh-cauL;ht  lish  thus  cooked  was  ol  delii'ious 
sweetness,  and  the  meal  was  lirm.  nult\.  and  with  just 
the  riL;hl  decree  of  richness.  N'es,  th.ii  was  a  lish  excr 
lo  he  i-cmeml)ered  ;  it  was  eaten  with  exactly  the  ri.u;ht 
sauce,  and  under  ihe  riL;iu  circumsiaiices.  Many  a  lime 
h,a\('  1  ealen  m\  tresh -cauL^hl  salmon  or  trout  l)\  ihe 
camp  lire  in  the  woods,  hul  ii  seems  lo  ww  thai  none 
other    ever    lasted    like    that     particular    grilse. 


//'////    /''/v-/\(h/    and    Cdi/icni. 


9' 


lliraiii,  as  an  aic"iii|t.iniiiii  nl  to  iii)  lish.  ^.i\c  nu- 
I\v<t  hoilcd  |Miial()cs,  and  such  polalocs  I  I'.arK  Kosc  ilii'\ 
were,  which  had  hccn  i^rown  mm  newly  cicarcfl  hind,  c.iHcd 
■|)nrncd  l.uid,"  hccausc  ii  had  httn  hiicl)  hiirncd  oscr. 
I'nlc'ss  one  has  t-alcn  such  jtoialors,  he  knows  nolliin;^  of 
what  consiituli's  a  i^ootl  one.  Meal)  il  is  lo  the  extent 
of  almost  lallin^  apart  in  a  powder  when  its  "  jai  ket "  is 
removed,  and  so  sweet  .hid  delic.ilel  No  other  poLilo 
can   comp.ire   with    the   "liurmd   land"   potato. 

.\lter  disposing  ol  our  suhst.mtial  and  .ihund.mt  hreak- 
fast,  a  smoke  was  ol  course  the  tu'st  thin^i  to  he  .ittemleil 
to.  .\h  '  what  a  comh»rt  one  takes  with  his  pip<'  oi-  ci^ar 
after  .1  heart\  meal  in  the  woods!  COuld  ,ui\t',un^  he 
accepted  as  a  suhsiiiute  lor  it?  I Ould  ,m_\lhini;  replace 
it?        I     douhl     it. 

\'er\'  soon  hrere  was  l)us)inL;  hunsell  in  o\  erhaulin^' 
his  ll\-l)ook,  and  arrani^in^'  his  Hies,  taking  such  comfort 
out  ol  the  operation  as  onl\'  \()ur  enthusiastic  angler  i  an 
tind.  .\l  leiiMth  he  arose  Irom  his  recumheut  position, 
exclaimini^,  "Well.  I  )octor.  this  is  not  husiness,"  and  tak- 
ini^'  his  rod  he  proceetled  to  the  pool,  where  I  soon  jonied 
him. 

The  mists  that  had  lumL;'  low  ahoxc  the  ri\-er  had 
heen  dispelled,  and  the  suii  was  shilling'  brightly  through 
the    patches  of   I)lue    which    showed    now   and    then    throu^^h 


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IFitJi    riv-Roii    and    iAxnicm. 


tile  golden  and  ruscatc  cloiuU  wliich  were  driftinsj:  awav 
to    the    cast. 

A  li^lil  hrci'/c  was  iiioNiiiL;-,  just  strong  enough  to 
ripple  the  surlact;  of  the  jjooI  to  that  degree  wliich  one 
so  nuicli  desires,  and  l\\v.  iiuhcations  wer('  good  for  a  sat- 
isfactory   (hi\'s    s[)ort. 

l'"i-er(t  ijegan  tasting  about  niidwa}'  from  the:  head  of 
the  |)oo!,  and  getting  out  a  long  Wnv.  was  soon  reaching 
well    o\-ei'    to    th.e    furtlier    shore. 

I  took  a  seat  upon  an  old  U)g  on  the  crc;st  of  the 
beacli  and  watched  \w\  friend  at  liis  work  ;  for  next  to 
casting  tiie  tl\-  myself.  I  loNc;  to  see  another  engaged  in 
tlic;    fascinating    recreation. 

I  low  gracetullx ,  and  with  what  a  true;  and  even  sweep 
the  line  rolled  along  on  the  surface,'  of  the  water,  uncoiling 
itself,  as  it  were,  with  an  uiiiform  motion,  the  castiiiL;-  line 
or  leader  taking  \\y  the  same  swt'ep,  until  the  ll\-  dropped 
uj)on    the    water   as    lightK'    as    would    the    li\ing    inscxt. 

It  is  a  great  ac(|u.irement  to  cast  the  lly  as  h'rere 
ditl,  and  I  ha\-e  set:n  luit  lew  who  attained  to  e(|ual  pro- 
ticienc)'.  1  h.a\'e  fished  with  scorc;s  of  (hfferent  anglers 
in  m\-  tin)t\  and  after  watching  their  work,  \-aried  as  it 
has  been,  I  ha\'e  come  to  the  conclusion  that  ;idepts  at 
flN'-casting  with  the  twodiandetl  roil  are  "few  and  far  be- 
tween." 


'M 


94 


U'lth     /■'/\'-/\()(/    <{//(/    ('(iji/vni. 


Wwxv  is  an  iiulc'scril)al)lc  motion  of  ihc  roil,  which 
is  made  in  ihi-  forward  stroke  or  dchxcrN',  tliat  acts  upon 
the  hnc  in  such  a  \\a\'  that  it  sccnis  to  lie  luit  a  con- 
tinuation ot  the  rod  itself,  aiid  the  same  hends  and  cur\'c 
of  the  rod  are  loUowed  1)\'  tin;  whole  length  ol  the  line, 
which,  as  it  falls  upon  the  wati;r.  se(;nis  to  unroll  itself 
its  uhole  length,  perniittin^-  the  ll)-  to  drop  softl)'  and 
noiselessK'. 

in  a  number  of  casts  I  can  i^ct  this  motion  a  few 
times,  hut  I  am  not  always  certain  ol  it,  and  m\'  ex- 
perience   extends    o\er    thirty    )'ears. 

I  can  L;('t  out  and  IkuhIU;  as  i^ood  a  U^n^th  ol  line 
as  the  a\'era^'e,  ami  can  drop  a  fairly  neat  lly,  l.ul  des- 
pair of  l)eini4'  'i'"'  ^■>;p<'''t  in  making"  what  1  call  a  roliin;^" 
cast.''"  A  \-er\  L;reat  deal  depenils  upon  the  exact  balance 
of    the    rod    and    hne. 

ill  e\'er\'  book  on  lishinL;'  that  I  ]ia\'e  read,  and  I 
ha\-c;  (|uitv:  a  number  of  them  i:i  m_\-  librarx',  ai^e  L;i\-en 
instructions,  more  or  h'ss  elaborate,  in  casting-;  but  I  have 
ne\-er  reail  an\-  )-et  that  supplietl  information  whii-h  would 
enabh'    a    no\ice    to    l)ecome    e\en    a    passabU;    lisherman. 

I'ractic-e,  much  ])ractice,  is  a  reipiisite,  l)ut  no  practice; 
in  m\'  o])ini()n  can  compare  \\ith  that  which  one  has  on 
the    ])ool    where    he    knows    the    lish    are    h'ing 

*  'the    '    >i)i'\  '     nf    writLT^ 


ll'itli    I'ly-Rod    ami    Canicni. 


93 


Some  writers  rccomiiiciHl  practiciiiL;'  on  the  lawn,  hiii 
this  is  of  \cr\-  link:  xuliu;  cxcepL  in  lamiliarizin^'  one  uilh 
the    action    of    his    rod. 

To  hi)'  out  a  line  ncatl}'  and  smoothly  on  the  water 
and  recoxcr  it  in  i^ood  st\le  is  one  tiling';  it  is  (pn'te 
another    to    th)    it    on    a    L;rass    phit. 

hrere  continued  at  his  work,  coxHM'ini,';  ,dl  the  water 
as    lie    niox'ed    towartl    the    foot    of    tlie    |)ool. 

(irachially  he;  drc;w  nearer  and  nearer  to  tlu'  eddy  on 
the;  other  side;  that  from  which  the  salmon  had  leaped 
when    ni)'    s(;a    trout    created    such    a    comp^otion. 

At  length  his  IIn'  tlroppi'd  in  a  curl  ol  llu;  Avater  near 
a  rock  that  showed  fainth'  heneath  the  surface;  motion- 
less it  remainetl  an  instant,  then  sinkiiiL;'  an  inch  or  two 
was  just  on  the  point  of  recei\in^'  the  tirst  motion  or  drai;' 
from  the  rod,  when  a  swirl,  a  taint  splash,  aiul  then  the 
scream  oi  the  reel  announced  that  a  salmon  hatl  \k'v\\ 
hooked. 

Scarcely  had  the  tish  felt  the  barb  when,  with  the 
speed  almost  of  liL;htnin^-.  he  darted  to  tlu;  head  of  tlu: 
p(u)l,  and  then  back  in  an  instant  to  the  deep  water  in 
the  mieldle,  thus  sc^curin^'  a  dangerous  bis^lu  in  the  line, 
which  (Mil\'  the  ijreatt'st  acti\it\'  at  the  reel  coidd  o\er- 
come;  in  tinu'.  and  hrere  but  just  succeeded  in  _L;('ttinL;' 
his    line    strai_i;luened,    Ijelorc;    the    sahuon    re[jeated    his    per- 


96 


//'////     l'lv-J\oii    11  mi    i'iimcra. 


formancc,    this    lime    his    run    hcinij'    hrokcii    h\-    three    leaps 


111    (|UK:k    succession,    all    ol    tliem    ijein^'   at    least    three    feet 


fc 


111    the    air, 


lie    then     return(;tl    to    his    fo 


nil 


er    position,    and    Itctc 


)esj"an 


'ivm; 


him    th<'    strain    of   th(;   rod,    for   the    ri 


ms    in 


(juick  succession  and  the  leaps  had  soberetl  the  lish,  and 
if  the  hi;ht  were  now  forced,  it  was  evident  it  would  he 
a  short  one.  IIk'  tactics  which  th(;  .salmon  now  adopted 
were  such  as  every  one  who  has  heen  "fast"  to  one.  of 
these    noble    fish    is    accpiaintetl    with. 

Now  he  was  appar(;ntl\'  standiiiL;-  on  his  head  in  the 
water,  c;vick;ntly  rubbino-  his  nose;  on  tiic;  rocks  on  the 
bottom  of  the  pool,  to  free:  hims(.'lf  from  the  barbed  steel, 
b'indin^"  this  unavailing',  he  would  shake  his  head  savaL^ely 
like  a  terrier  worr)-inL;-  a  rat.  This  also  prox'inL,''  ineffectual, 
he  would  c;ndea\'or  to  wind  tlu;  casting'  line  about  one  of 
the  rocks  in  the  water,  1)\-  which  a  purchase;  could  be  ob- 
tained, so  that  the  hook  could  be;  twisted  from  its  hold. 
All  in  vain,  however,  l'rc;re  kept  his  stead\-  strain  on  the 
roil,  keenly  watching'  c;vc;ry  m<)\-emc;nt  of  the  fish,  and 
meeting;',  with  a  sportsman's  skill,  all  its  ruses  ww^X  at- 
tempts   to    escape. 

At  lenL;-th  the  tension  of  the  lim:  proved  too  o-reat 
for  the  fish,  and  it  began  to  show  unmistakable  sii^ms  of 
fatigue. 


I  il 


9« 


//'////     /•'/)'- /\\)(/    (U/(/    Cdiiicra. 


l\Tc:ci\ini;  this,  I'rcrc  coinniciu'ctl  rcdini;  in  the  line, 
all    the    lime    keeping;-    the    -itrain    upon    ii. 

SiKltlciil)',  withoiil  an)  uarniiiL;',  ll"-  salmon  ^axc  a 
iiiaLrniticcni  leap,  and  then  plunj^in^  t<>  ilif  Uolloni,  dartctl 
Lo    ihc    shoal    ualci'    down    to    ihc    tool    ol    the    pool. 

"()h,  L;i\c  hini  ihc  hull,  L;i\c  him  lh('  hull  I"  uc  all 
shoutctl  to  I'rci'c,  l)ul  loo  laic,  I'rcrc  was  doiiiL;  all  thai 
the  rod  could  siand,  hul,  passing-  like  a  tlash  'low  n  inlo 
the  stream,  running;-  oui  the  line  in  a  wa\  i!i:ii  made  the 
reel  wildl)'  whistle,  the  tish  l;'.  h'd  heiween  two  rocks  in 
the  hed  of  the  sti'eam,  lurnetl  aiToss  the  s'.oals,  and  then 
sped  back  up  the  swill  water  and  around  another  rock, 
thus    securing'    lexerai^'e,    <ind    he    was    ''-ee. 

"Too  bail,  too  l)ad  I"  1  (  xclaimed.  hrere  made  no 
reply  but  bes^an  reelini;  in  his  line  which  the  tish  hail 
carried    out    lo   the    extent    ol    at    least    one    hundred    yards. 

"Confountl  it  all,"  <  xclaimed  lliram.  "lie  -..as  a 
wide-awake    di\-i!    sure!" 

"  Yc:s,  a  fresh-run  tish."  added  William,  "and  full  of 
life." 

"Life!  an)-  amount,  sure,"  replied  lliram,  who,  now 
that  the  f'lL^ht  was  (>ver,  was  cpn'etly  fillinL;"  his  jjipe  and 
preparincr    for    a    smoke. 

I)id  you  ever  notice  that  your  Li'uide,  il  a  smoker, 
and    he    almost    alwa\s    is   one,    invariabl\-    lij^hts    his    pipe 


//'////     l-lv-Rod    iiini    Camera, 


99 


wlicn    a    l)i,Lj;    tisl^.    is    laivlcd    or    lost?       1 1    noi,    watch    him 
when   yciii   arc   next   out.       1    nc\(]'  knew    it    lail    to   ha|)])cn. 

Wlicn  I'rcrc  had  reeled  \\\  his  Inie  so  that  the  lead  'r 
coidd  !)(•  fached,  I  took  it  in  ni\  hand  and  examined  it. 
It  had  paited  at  one  ol  ihc  knots,  and  e\identl\  had 
heeii    carelessly    laslencd. 

"The  knot  was  a  poor  one,"  said  i'rcrc,  examinine' 
tile  L^Ut,  '"but  il  It  iiad  heen  |)erle(l  it  Would  not  ha\(! 
held    thai    lish." 

"Xo,  no  Liut  was  e\-er  made  that  woiild  hoid  him," 
said  lliram.  "Nor  line  neither,"  assented  William,  "un- 
less   il    was    a    i~o(l    line." 

I'rere  (luictly  remoNcd  the  portion  ol  the  i^ut  that 
was  left,  and  placing;'  it  in  his  lU-hook.  selected  another 
new  leader,  and  putting  it  in  the  water  and  anchoring 
it  with  a  pel)l)le,  lelt  it  to  soak  and  hccoinc  pliahle. 
He  l)ore  his  disappointment  and  loss  iihilosophii-allw  ami 
L;'a\'e    IK*    si^ti    that    1k'    lelt    it    cs'cn    as    much    as    we    did. 

The  sun  was  now  shining'  brightly,  the  llccc)-  clouds 
ha\inL;  been  entircK'  dispelled.  'I"he  hree/e  hail  also  sub- 
sided, anil  the  surface  ol  the  p(/ol  was  as  smooth  as 
<.(lass,  sa\e  where  the  ripples  \\^(\  eddies  showed  the  mo\- 
iiiL^"  current,  and  tlecks  oi'  bunches  ol  foam  trom  the  rap- 
ids lloated  down  on  the  water,  swam  about  for  awhile, 
and    then    passed    down    the    ri\er    out    ol    ^iL;lu. 


lOU 


//'////    /7\'-A\)(/    aiiii    Camera. 


I'ishiiin'  for  llif  present  was  useless,  even  if  ihe  pool 
Ii.k'  not  heeii  ilisUirl xhI,  aiid  ihrowiii!^  oiirseK'es  amon^ 
brakes  ami  wild  L^rass  in  ihe  shade  ol  ihe  irees,  we 
i^ave    ourseKcs    and    the    pool    a    sjiort    rest. 

The  [jlack  llies  and  nioscpiitoes  were  now  putting'  in 
their  best  work,  ami  we  were  ohlij^cd  to  anoint  our  ex- 
posed   skin    with    our    "  ll\-    [)'ison,"    as    William    tcniicid    it. 

I  ha\c  seen  \arious  [jreparations  for  ke(;pin_L,''  off  the 
insect  pests  of  the  northern  woikIs,  but  of  all  that  1  hax'i: 
tried  1  have  lound  none  more;  efficacious  than  a  liberal 
proportion  of  pure  Sto;kiiolm  tar  dissuKcd  in  sw(;et  oil, 
one  part  ol  tar  to  two  parts  of  sweet  oil,  and  the  flavor 
lun|:^htened  with  a  little  oil  of  pt:nn\r{)\  al  or  p(;|tj)eriiiint. 
\'aseline,  ihorou^hl)-  inc(jrporated  with  this,  ^ixos  it  a  con- 
sistency and  "wear,"  ami  is  therefore  a  \aluable  addition. 
Idle  solution  of  tar  cannot  Ik;  too  strom^-,  but  too  much 
p(;nnyro}'al    will    cause    irritation    to    the    skin    ami    (,:\-es. 

Ah!  what  a  [)aradise  would  be  the  nortlu^rn  wilder- 
ness in  summer  if  it  were  not  lor  the  \oracious  insects 
which  abound  iri  m\-riads  and  anno)'  us  at  every  turn, 
in  some  localities  the\'  render  life  almost  a  burden  to 
man  and  beast,  and  a  huored  sjjot  it  is,  indec;d,  that  is 
free  from  them.  1  lia\(;  sec:n  the  black  flies  in  tlu:  \alle)' 
of  the  MaijallowaN'  Ri\er  mi  Maine,  in  such  numbers  that 
the    farmers    c(  uld    not    work    in    the    flelils    in    the    heat    of 


i 


III 


iU2 


ll'itli     h'l\'-J\od    (II ui    (  (inwrn. 


the  (l.i\  unless  thc\  had  a  "siiukI;^*'"  hui-iiiiij^  lu-ar  lluiin 
all  ihc  lime.  KcpcaUHJJy  h.i\c  1  seen  catllc  lomc  t(jarin;^ 
(li)\\ii  the  hills  as  i(  tlicy  were  mad,  .iiid  ihnisl  ihcii-  heads 
iiiio  the  smoke  (»l  the  "simulL^c  pol"  ihai  was  \<c\)\.  always 
hiiniiiiL;  al  cMT)  door  lo  (Wwc.  awa)  iheir  toniieiUoi's.  I 
ha\('  seen  the  window  panes  of  a  school  house  in  a  hack 
setllemenl  so  co\ ci'ed  \\  ilh  these  insects  that  they  ap- 
peared   almost    solid    hlack. 

\e\-er  sh.dl  1  loi-^ct  an  experience:  that  I  had  in  the; 
summei'  ol  iSoo  on  the  upper  watt'rs  ol  the  Mai^allowa}'. 
It  was  a  uiKl  lountrs  then,  and  oni'  would  not  meet  a 
hunter  or  tishei'man  lor  weeks  at  a  stix'lch.  Now  it  is 
(|uite  dilTereiit,  and  tishermen  are  nunu'rous,  and  on  an 
island  in  Lake  I'ariiKU'lu-iu;  there  is  .i  i-ondortahle  house 
for  their  accommotlation  kept  In-  the  popular  L;uide  [ohn 
l)anh)i'th.  ( )n  the  occasion  I  refer  to,  I  IkhI  with  me 
as  canoeman,  a  son  ol  dear  old  Captain  Wilson,  one  of 
the  whitest  men  that  (iod  e\'cr  created.  We  were  coming" 
down  the  ri\-er  on  our  return  from  a  trip  to  its  head 
waters,  and  had  just  r^'achetl  "the  Meadows,"  so-called, 
when  \  ouul;'  Wilson  was  taken  ill.  1  le  seemed  in  L;rt;at 
pain,  almost  as  it  d\in_L;',  and  was  of  course  qtiite  helj)- 
less.  W  hat  his  sickness  was  I  could  not  understand,  l)iit 
I  did  the  best  I  could  for  him.  I  laid  him  in  the  hot- 
tom    of    the    boat    on    the    blankets,    an.d    i>a\e    him    a   dose 


//'////     h'ly-Rini    diui    ( '(tu,,  /ii. 


103 


of  Jamaica  ^iiii^rr,  which  I  happened  i.>  ha\e  aiiion^;  my 
stori'S.  I  leil  sure  it  louid  iiol  hurt  him  anyway,  and 
it  thd  in  a  short  time  L;i\e  him  n-hel,  h)r  he  soon  h'll 
asleep.  Hut  the  hhuk  thes  I  Like  a  dense  cloud  they 
settled  upon  us,  and  1  was  lilerall)'  streamini^  with  Mood, 
Wilson  1  had  covered  with  the  blanket,  and  his  lace  was 
prolecleil  hy  his  h.it.  with  a  handkerchiel  ihroun  o\cr  it. 
llut  1,  while  I  was  lendiuL;  him.  was  conipletel)  at  the 
mercN'    of    the    little    pests,    and    no    mei^)'    did    the)'    show. 

Not  a  breath  was  stirring,  and  the  weather  was  \cr\ 
warm;  the  perspiration  streamed  at  e\cr\'  poi'e,  and  con- 
se(|uentl\'  tar  ointment  would  not  ailhei'e  to  ni)  skin.  it 
would  ha\'e  been  useless,  anywa\,  against  such  hordes  as 
pounceil    upon    me. 

It  took  but  a  short  lime  to  coin'ince  me  that  unless 
I  had  a  snuuluc  in  the  canoe  the  situation  would  i)e  crit- 
ical, for  1  had  heard  of  cases  of  teri'ible  poisoning'  Irom 
black  dies,  which  were  lollowt'tl  b\'  insanitx'  and  helpless- 
ness. .Seiziii!^  the  fr)im^'  pan  and  iron  ])ot,  I  started  a 
fire  in  each,  and  whin  it  was  fairl)  burning.  1  co\cr d 
it  with  damp  moss.  lea\i's  and  turf.  I  placed  one  in  the 
bow  close  to  Wilson,  and  the  oth(.;r  at  m\-  feet,  and  bei^an 
ni\-  \o\\\i  paddle  of,  I  think,  oxer  lhirt\  miles  ilown  to 
Aziscohos    balls. 

The    rix'er   was    low,    and    once    or    twice    I    w,is   obli<>i'd 


f 


(^  IVith     /■ly-Rod    ami    Caiiici 


'a. 


lo  .ijvi  out  of  ihc  l,o;iL  and    h;uil    it    ()\ci-  l.ars  and   windfalls, 
at   wliicji    times    I    was  at   the   nicrc)    of  m\   tonncntors. 

I  he  load  was  also  hcav>-  for  a  sin-ic  paddle,  and 
tired  enou-h  I  was  at  ni-lufall  when  1  landed  at  an  old 
l(),L;-iii--  c-anip  or,  the  river  side,  and  -ot  m_\-  patient  out 
'"  ^l^*'  '"'■■il  -ind  into  tile  <:ainp.  However,  I  st.irted  \\y 
a  hi--  snuid-e,  h.r  akhou-h  the  Hies  hail  Imished  their 
work  (or  the  day,  the  nioscpn'toes  he-an  to  show  up  in 
clouds. 

I  llu'n  hinlt  a  lire  and  -ot  supper,  I  I'onlented  niy- 
sell  with  hard  lack,  fried  hacon  and  tea.  h'or  Wilson  I 
ina.de  a  ilish  of  llour  porrid^-e  :  and  throu-h  the  excnin-' 
I  laid  cloths  sleejx'd  in  hoi  water  across  his  ahdonien, 
chan-in--  tin  n  as  fast  as  ihey  cooled  off  to  the  temper- 
ature   o(    the    l)od\-. 

I  his  treatment  seemed  to  do  him  -ood,  and  -lad  and 
thanklul  enou-h  I  was  to  see  the  poor  chai)  comin-  around, 
f*»i'  It  was  a  |)retty  serious  matter  for  me  to  ha\c  a  sick 
man  on  m)  hand.-,  alone  in  the  w  ildenies.s,  particnilarl\-  as 
I  did  not  know  what  ailed  hnn,  and  what  the  hest  treat- 
ment    would     he. 

At  len-th  I  snuid-ed  out  the  camj)  and  turned  m. 
lea\in--    a    hi-    smoke    -oin-"    outsiile. 

On  the  lollowin--  mornm-  Wikon  was  so  far  recox- 
cred  that    he  could   mo\e  ahout    without    \\\\  assistance,   and 


f. 


'^   A 


■ti 


io6 


lyitli    I'ly-Roii    ami    (anicra. 


w'c  Li'ot  an  carh'  start  on  tin;  ri\t:r,  lie,  ho\vc'\-ci',  still  too 
weak  to  patlcllc.  Tlic  llics,  ho\vc;\cr,  soon  put  in  an  ap- 
pearance, and  I  was  oblig'ecl  to  kintlle  ni)'  snuid^'es  again. 
1  sped  tlie  boat  as  rapitlh'  as  I  could,  but  it  was  noon 
when  I  heartl  the  oh,  how  welcome  roar  of  the  falls,  and 
knew  that  the  end  o(  my  journey  on  the  river  was  at 
hand. 

Wilson,  though  still  leebli',  was  now  able  to  walk  the 
carr)'  (porta^'e)  around  the  falls  with  nie,  althou_L;h  wc:  hatl 
to  tra\'el  slowK" ;  and  it  was  '  ite  in  the  night  Avhen  we 
reached  his  home  at  Wilson's  Mills,  and  I  was  relie\ed 
of    ni)'    resi)onsibility    and    an.\iet\'. 

Wc;  were  both  so  batlK'  poisonetl  b\'  th(j  \irus  fi^oni 
the  insects  that  we  were  in  high  fex'er  for  a  da\'  or  two, 
but    good    nursing    brought    us    out    all    right. 

My  h.ands  were  in  a  terrible  state,  for,  in  addition  to 
tlu;  soreness  from  the  bites  ol  the  Ihes,  they  were  badly 
blistered    b\-    the    hard    bout    I    had    had    with    the    paddle. 

^'es,  that  was  an  ex[)erience  with  black  Hies  newr  to 
be  forgotten.  The;  region  about  the  Magallowa)'  is  one 
of  the  faxoi'ite  haunts  of  this  pc:stiferous  insect,  and  I  do 
not  remember  ewer  seeing  it  in  an\-  other  section  in  an\- 
thing  like  tlu;  abundance  in  which  it  e.xists  tlu^re.  In  old 
times  we  usetl  to  think  that  the  iSchoodic  Lake  country, 
|;)articulai'l\-  .iboul   (irand    Lake:  Stream,  was  bad  on  account 


ot 

OI 

I 


lyitk    Fly- Rod    and    Cauicm. 


lO' 


of  ihcsc  clialjoliccil  insects  and  1  luuc;  seen  them  so  thick 
on  the  Miramichi  that  tlie  air  was  bhick  with  them — but 
I  liaxc  never  am'where  seen  .unthin'''  hke  the  prochnal 
plenty    in    which    they    arc-    found    on    \\\v,    MagaHowa) . 

"  Pass  me  tin;  p'ison,  pk'ase,"  e.\ckiinu;d  W'ilham,  after 
I'rere  and  I  liad  cUiointed  ourse^Kes,  "the  ihes  are  \er}" 
cross'''    to-(.hi\." 

I  lianded  the:  tar  to  liim,  and  lie  with  Ids  i)rother 
rubbed  in  a  <'()()d  coatinsj';  l)otii  of  them  liad  been  well 
punctured,  the  insects  ha\in^'  i-rawleil  into  tiieir  hair  and 
beards    and    left    their    sc;irs    freel}". 

Anointing;    bein^"    oxer    \\v.    stltled    down    for    comfort. 

" 'Tis  a  prett)'  pool,  entirely,"  said  Iliram,  who  was 
carelessly    tyim^    \-arious    knots    on    a    |)iece    of    string;. 

"It    IS    that."    assented    William. 

"I  wish  I  luul  a  dollar  for  e\er\  tish  that  was  ever 
taken    from    it." 

"You'd  need  a  team  to  carry  them  if  they  were  our 
American    siKer    tlollars,"    I    added. 

"  ^'es,    and    a    tlouble    team    at    that,"    said     krere. 

"Yes,  'tis  a  great  ])Ool,  altogether,"  answeretl  Iliram, 
unconsciously    repeating"    his    first    statement. 

"And   one   ol    th(!  best   to  kill   a  tlsh    in   oii    the   ri\-er."f 

t    These     ilialiji^ui'S     :iii-     likTiilU-    .i--     inlli.il     dnwn    li\     inr    "n    \,iriiiii^     "rcasitjiis.— 

i:.  A.  s. 


io8 


IVitli    I'ly-Rod    and    i' a  in  cm. 


"True,"  replied  T'Vere,  huii^hinni)'.  "if  )ou  can  keep 
liiiii    aw.'i)-    from    ilie    rocks." 

"()li,  there's  no  trouble'^'  at  all."  replied  William,  dep- 
recatin-'K',  "n'ou'II  ne\'er  ha\"e  one  run  down  there  aeain. 
Ihis  was  the  lu'st  time  1  e\-er  s;i.\v  one,  and  man\'s  tht; 
(ish     I'x'e    seen     killed    here." 

"  \o,  they  ne\'ei"  run  tlu're  like  that,"  said  lliram, 
"hut  you  want  to  mind  the  head  of  the  pool  too,  there's 
an  old  drift  tree  there,"  pointing'  to  a  spot  just  below 
the  upper  rapids,  "and  if  )<)u  ;^et  'hum.;'  up  there,'  t^oocl- 
hy    Mr.    Salmon." 

"Is  there  really  any  drift  stuff  there:?"  I  asked,  "if 
so  now  is  tlu'  time  to  i^et  it  out.  I  don't  want  to  lose 
any    tish    on    it." 

".\11  rin'lu,"  rejjlied  the  ^uide.  "Come,  William,  with 
the    L^aff,    and    we'll    clear    it    out." 

The  two  brothers  proceeded  to  the  beach,  abow  the 
rapids  where:  tlu;  canoe  was  hauled  up,  and  sho\in_n  it 
out  into  the  stream  and  emljarkinLT,  the\"  moxed  slowh' 
duwn    to    the    place    that    had    been    desiL;nated. 

William  held  the  canoe  steadil\-  in  place  whiU:  lliram 
bcL^an  reachiuL:'  with  the  <'aff  down  into  the  water  lor  the 
drift    wood 

"By     |ovi',"    I    exclaimed,    "there's    more    water    there 

*  Dilluultv. 


'A 


x; 


■2 


I  IC) 


//'////     /'/v-/\()t/    (iiiii    ('(inh'ni. 


than  I  clrcanicil  of;  scic !  I'.c  lias  ihc  whole  h'n^tli  of  the 
L;all    uiuKt    wattT,    and    his    arms    up    to    ihc    dhows." 

"\'cs,"  r("|)li<;(l  I'rcrc,  "  tlicrc  is  ;•  shiu-p  pitch  tlu'Hi, 
and    (juite    a    ck'cp    hoU." 

In  a  short  time  lliram  shouted  to  WiU'ini,  lo  "  i)ush 
in,"  anil  th(;  canoe,  imptdlcd  1)\'  the  setting"  poh',  soon 
touched  the  l)each,  iliram  ch'a^'ginL;'  with  the  ^alf  A\hat 
pro\-etl  to  i)c;  a  lar^t;  liml)  of  a  tree  with  the  hranchcs 
and  tw'^s  on,  just  as  it  had  lloated  d(n\n  the  strc.'ani 
and    sunk    months    l)efore. 

"That's  a  dangerous  sna!_;'  out  ol  tin:  waw  at  all 
events,"  said  I'rere.  'What  ha\e  )()U  found,  lliram?" 
he  exclaimed,  as  tin;  ^uide,  after  hauling"  the:  limh  up  on 
the  l)each,  proceedeil  to  detach  soniethin^'  that  was  e\i- 
dently    fastened    to    ii. 

"  'Tis  a  hit  of  net  that  ;>'ot  torn  on  ii,"  ans\verc;d 
the    Liuide,    "that    snai^"    has    cUone    one    ^ood    joh    an\"way." 

"  HaHo,  here  is  thi;  rest  of  your  cast,  sir,"  c;xclaimed 
William,  unwinding-  somelliinL;"  that  was  also  entan^Unl  in 
the    twills. 

"What?"  c;jaculated  h'rert  ,  "my  casting;-  lim?  im- 
possible." 

"It  is,  sure  t'noui;-h,  and  the  ll\',  too,  all  hut  the 
l;arlj    of    the    h(K)k,    that's    L^cne." 

It    proved    to    l)e    as    the\'    had    stateil  ;     ilu'    salmon. 


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1  12 


With    J'7\'-J\i)i/    (ij/i/    Cam  era. 


after  parting'  llu'  castini^  line,  h;ul  [)iirposel\'  entangled  it 
aftcrwTirtl  in  the  ilrift  stuff  and,  l)r(.;akinn  the  hook,  had 
freed    itself    of    its    unwelcome    incunihrance. 

"  "I'uas    a    craft)'    lad,    altogether,"    said    Hiram,    hand 
iiii^    the    line    to    I'rcre,    "how     well    he    knew     the    wa)'    to 
_L;et    rid    ol    it  I" 

"  \'es,"  repjcd  l'Vt:rc,  "1  knew  he  would  not  carr)' 
it    around    lon^-." 

"  it  was  a  poor  ItMiL^i'th  of  .^ut,"  I  exclaimed.,  as  I 
examineil  it.  "See,  here  is  at  least  six  indues  of  -t  thin 
and    llat." 

"\'(.'s,"  replied  I'rere,  "I  see  it  was  weak  there,  al- 
thouL;h  it  wovdd  have  made  no  difference  if  it  had  been 
perfect ;  it  is  almost  impossible  to  obtain  ^ood  casting; 
lines  nowadaxs  except  at.  fabulous  price;;,  and  e\'en  then 
the\     are    likeh'    to    have    weak    places." 

"That  is  true,"  said  1,  as  w.  resunutd  our  seats 
amonj^  the  brakes,  "th(;re  is  sure  to  be  a  weak  spot 
somewhere,  and  1  ha\e  f^r  )-ears  tied  m\-  own,  ami  1 
use  no^-hin^"  but  the  best  round  out  of  e\{;n  and  ui'iiform 
thickness." 

"I  believe  1  will  ixy  it  myself,"  replied  b'rere,  "there, 
is  no  L^reat  labor  rc;([uired  in  it,  and  it  is  worth  some- 
thinsj'  to  ha\'e  a  cast  on  that  one  ma\-  t(;el  absolute  con- 
lidence     in." 


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114 


// '////    J'/y-Koi/    ami    Canicni. 


"Vcs,"  saiti  Hiram,  "the  best  cast  is  none  too  i^ood. 
I  was  once  t>iit  with  a  man  from  Montreal.  He  liatl  a 
biiL^  lot  <>l  ;m'w  castini^  h'nes,  and  the)-  lookcil  all  rii^hl, 
l)ul  the)  went  lo  |)i('C('s  on  e\'c;r)  lish.  He  lost  a  Ml;  lot 
ol  saumon  that  trip,  somethinL^  like  a  dozen  or  lifteen,  1 
am    sure." 

"He  did  so,"  added  William,  "he  had  hard  luck,  not 
a    cast    in    the    lot    wuth    tuppence." 

"Do  you  mind,  1  )octor,  how  we  lost  the  saumon  last 
)-ear  in  the  White  Rapiils  Pool  on  the  Jac([uet?"  ask(;d 
Hiram,    addrcssiniL^   nu.-,    "Sure;   he   was   the   uiUI   tli\il,    loo." 

"  \'es,  1  shall  not  forL;('t  him  for  a  while,"  1  replied, 
"such    a    danc(;    as    lie    led    us." 

"How    was    it?"    iiKpiired    I'rere. 

"Oh,  it  was  onl)-  one  of  the  cases  of  'lost  fish'  that 
i'\('r\'  one  knows  all  about,"  1  rc;plied.  "1  was  runnin*^ 
(.lown  the  rixcr  with  Hiram  in  the  canoe,  hshiiiL;  tlu;  pools 
on  the  wa\-  down.  When  we  reriched  the  White  Rapids 
Hiram  landed  me  on  the  shore  aboxc  the  pool,  antl  1 
walketl  down  alon^'  the  river,  castins^"  as  I  went.  Whe-n 
1  reached  the  boil  immediatel)'  below  tlu;  rapids  I  ^ot  a 
rise,  and  casting-  ai^'ain,  was  fast  to  a  tme  fish.  He  took 
down  into  the  pool,  and,  from  the  way  he  cavorted  around 
there,  one  would  think  he  had  an  electric  battery  in  his 
tail.      Zip!    he'd   dart   up  and   down   the  jjool   like  an   arrow, 


//'////     J'lx-Rod    itiui    Caiifci'if. 


I  I 


and  'crci!-('-(''  tbf  oUl  red  sunj.;  <>iii  in  response  to  his 
inoveilieiUs." 

"  N'es.  the  lad  was  in  ihe  air  more  of  the  lime  than 
ill  the  water,"  exclaimed  lliram,  "it  was  jnm|),  jump,  jump 
all    oxer   the    pool;    sure    he    was   a    wild    di\il,    alloocther.  ' 

"  \'es,"  I  replied,  "he  was  ;i  lively  cusloiner,  1  ne\'er 
had  a  fish  ([uit(!  so  full  of  energy.  Al  length  he  ran 
(.lown  to  the  foot  ol  tin;  jjool,  and  criss-crossed  over  amon^ 
some  hiL;-  boulders  there  and  ^^ot  the  line  wound  around 
them.  1  yelled  at  thi;  top  of  m\  luniks  to  lliram  to  wade 
out  with  the  j^'aff  and  cast  off  the  line,  or  the  tish  would 
part   it." 

".Sure,  1  thought  he  was  Ljone,"  said  the  L;uide.  "I 
saw   the   line   in    th  •   rocks   anil    made    sure    it    was    broken." 

"No,"  I  continuecl,  "he  was  still  on  when  lliram 
went  out  to  him  and  cast  ofY  the  line,  and  whir-r-r,  how 
he  made  th<-  water  ll\'  as  he  darteil  to  the  head  of  the 
[jool  a_L;ain.  I'p  and  down  did  he  continue  to  race,  some- 
times in  the  water,  as  often  in  the  air,  and  apparent!)' 
as    fresh    a.s    at    the    start." 

"  No    ilouht    a    fr(,'sh-rini    fish,"    remarked    b'rere. 

"Ah !     yes,    he    was    a    brit^ht    one,"    said    Hiram. 

"At  length  he,  L;a\i'  a  bii;;  leap  and  then  ran  to  the 
boil  a^ain,  where-  he  settled  to  th(;  bottom,  and  stir  him 
1    could    not.       I'Or   at    least    l"iftc;en    minutes    1    tried    e\er) 


II'')  //■////     h'lv-RoJ    itiui    Laiiicm. 


means    that    I    knew    df    (or   startiiiL^-   a    sulking    salmon,    hnt 
In'    would     not    IiU(Ilm'.        l'inall\     I    u'/'t     ihipaticni    ami     told 
lliram    to    take    tin'    lamn-    and    stir    him    ii|)    with    the    set 
tini;     pole. 

"'Arc    you    sure    he's    still    on!-*'     lliram    i  ailed    out. 

■''()n,  of  course  he  is,'  I  replied,  •s(c  the  line  vilirate 
as    the    rascal    shakes    hi:-,    heatk' 

"  '  \'es,  he's  lr\inL;'  to  shake  out  the  hook,'  answcrc  il 
the    L^uide,    anil    lu'    innnediately    started    h>r    the    cano<'. 

"1  had  a  'stead)-  strain  on  the  lish  all  the  time,  for 
all  the  rod  was  worth,  and  1  kei)t  it  up  \  hile  lliram 
was  hriiiLdiiL;  down  the  canoe.  .\ow  and  a^ain  1  felt  a 
spitelul  jerk,  as  it  the  lish  were  sh.ikine  the  lim;  jjack 
and  lorth.  .\non  would  come  ,i  strong'  stead\  tu"'  as  il 
he  were  aliout  to  start  out  aL;ain  on  his  wild  racings,  ami 
then     the    (V'\\(\    hard    resistance    would    follow. 

"Ilii'am  soon  had  the  canoe  in  the  ])ool,  and  s^oine 
up  to  the  he;:d  poked  down  with  the  setting  pole  where 
the  salmon  was  l_\  in.i;',  l)Ut  the  lish  did  not  siii-.  l''inall\- 
the  <_;uide  took  hold  o(  the  line  autl  he^an  lifting'  it  care- 
tiilly    with    one    hand,    undenamnin^-    it    with    the    ^alf. 

"'.Sure,    the    fish    is    i^onel'    at    last    he    shouteil. 

"'Xol'    I    exclaimeck    '  impossible  I' 

"'lie  is  !4()ne,  altO|L,''ether,'  r(;[>lied  lliram,  'and  )()U 
arc;    last    to    a    tree    at    the.    bottom    of    the    pool.' 


-wjT rr-r 


n 


A  Snat  Sikh    ai    Mk-.Mao      (Iiibi.) 


i'8 


IVitli    Fly-Rod    ami    Camera. 


"As  he  said  this  he  piil  tlu-  L^aiT  down  into  the.  water, 
and  iiookinj^r  jt  into  a  l)ranch  of  sunken  (h'ift  wood  Hkc 
that  just  taken  out  of  this  jjool.  he  came  ashore  at  my 
side. 

"I  la,  ha,"  exclaimed  Frere,  "that's  a  pretty  good  joke; 
the   itlea  oi    jjlayinL;'  a  piece  of  drift  stuff  so  long-  is  rich." 

"  \  es.  it  was  pretty  rough  on  me,  I  admit,"  said  I, 
hut  I'll  he  blessetl  if  any  one  could  have  known  it  was 
not^  a  salmon.  '\\\c  scamp  no  doubt  freed  himself  as  soon 
as  he  struck  the  tlrift  stuff,  and  the  line,  fastened  to  the 
swaying  limb,  vibrated  and  pulled  according  to  the  strength 
of  tile  water  moxing  it  back  and  forth.  It  felt  all  the  time 
like  a  large  strong  t'lsh." 

"Tricky  dix'ils  are  salmon,"  sententiously  observtnl  W'il- 
liam.  "  1  never  feel  sure  of  one;  until  he  is  high  and  dr\- 
on    the;    shore." 

"  W's,  the  salmon  is  a  good  fighter,"  said  I'^rere,  "  ar.d 
the  uncertaint)'  of  bringing  him  to  grass  constitu'^es  nine- 
tenths    of    the    fascination    there    is    in    fishing    for    him." 

"  ( )ne  cannot  risk  a  single  diance  on  him."  I  replied, 
"anil  It  IS  oftt-n  a  littli'  thing  that  brings  the  fisherman 
to    grief    e\en    with    the    best    of    care." 

"Sure  enough,"  said  Hiram.  "  Man)''s  the  good  tish 
Wv,  seen  U)st  b)-  the  best  fishermen,  and  sometimes  tlie 
oldest    hands    ha\e    the    hardest    luck.       But    come,    I'entle- 


It/'itli    I'ly-Rod    and    Camera. 


'"'%mmr^ 


men,  the  pool  is  well  rested  now,  -AmX  then;  is  ;i  heauti- 
ful  ripj)le  on  the  water,  and  set;  tlu;  drift  of  clouds  that 
is    coming-    o\er." 

Rising;  from  our  recumbent  positions  in  the  shade;  al 
his  W(jrds,  we  found  that  a  hr^e/e  had  sprung"  up,  and 
taking  our  rods  we  preparc:d  for  another  trial  i.i  llu;  pool. 
The  wind  was  rippling'  the  surface  of  the  water  beauti- 
fully, and  the  chances  seemed  good  lor  a  speed)'  rise. 
I'rere  now  took  a  position  in  the  rapitls  at  tlu;  head  ol 
the  j)ool,  wading  out  to  a  depth  of  iwo  or  three  ft;et, 
while    I    began    casting    aljove    the    edd\',    across    the    pool. 

This  was  a  fair  "turn  and  turn  about"  for  us.  it 
was  much  easier  to  cast  down  the  pool  from  the  lu'atl, 
but  the  chance  for  a  salmon  was  best  in  tlu;  deep  water 
near  the  foot.  brere  had  had  his  op[)orti'.nity,  aiul  it  was 
my  turn  now.  Lengthening  my  line  at  every  cast,  1  soon 
reached  the  coveted  s[K)t,  aiul  j)utting'  m)'  ll\'  in  the  curl 
of    the    water,    I    rose    aiul    hooked    a    grilst-. 

"Cre-e-e!"  how  the  reel  sang,  as  the  tish  darted  up 
and  down  the  pool,  leaping  high  in  the  air.  sometiiues 
three    or    four    times    in    succession. 

William  seized  the  landing  net,  the  giiff  not  being 
needed    for    a    grilse,    and    .stood    read\'   to    land    m\    tish. 

A  shout  from  b'rere.  who  was  staiuling  in  ihr  rapitls, 
attracted    our    attention,    aiul    his    bent    rod    indicated    that 


4 


I20  U'itli    I'ly-Rod    unci    Can/era. 


he,  1(1(1,  had  hooked  .1  larj^c  ti^h,  which  a  k:a[i  at  thai 
iiistaiil    showed    lo    \)v.    a    sahiion. 

"  1  )()n't  L^ixc  the  grilse  aii}  more  lime,  1  )oclor,  '  e'.\- 
elaimed  W'ilham.  "  W C  musL  _:4(.'l  him  in  l)eh)re  thai  sal- 
mon   rims    down    here    .md    crosses    \ou!'    hue. 

1  did  not  need  his  counsel  to  see  the  uri^ciU  need 
of  such  action,  and  in  <i  \vx\  short  time  llie  l.iiuhn^-  net 
passed  under  the  grilse,  and  he  was  in  the  liands  of  the 
L;uide, 

I'rei'e  was  hist  to  a  noi)h'  lish,  rUid  his  hea\\'  rod, 
Ix'iit  into  an  .irch,  showed  ihat  lie  was  e,ndca\"orinL;-  to 
\<vv\)  him  ii|)  in  the  j)ooK  awa\-  trom  the  danj^crous  rocks 
\vliere    he    hail    h)st    the    hrsi    tish. 

It  was  a  i^rand  tit^hl  !  hrert;,  immedialel)'  on  sirik- 
iiiLj^  the  lish,  letl  liis  position  in  the,  riishiiiL;"  water,  and 
took  his  stand  upon  iht;  i)oint  ol  the  ])i'ach  luiar  I)y,  thus 
ohtainin^;"  a  perlect  command  ol  the  entire  length  of  the 
pool. 

I  he  sahiion  in  the  lirst  rush  took  out  at  li'asc  sixty 
\ards  of  line  witliout  sto'ppiiiL;;  tlu'ii,  with  a  mi_L;-ht)'  h'ap, 
spraiii^'  into  the  air,  his  red  eyi:s  L^h^aminL;'  like  rubies  in 
tlieir  sil\H'r  casiiiL;.  Ld<c;  a  rock  he  struck  the  water, 
throwim^'  it  up  with  .1  hea\-\-  sphish  m  all  directions.  As 
tlu;  hsli  h'll,  I'l'ere  I'el iiK |uished  Ilis  hea\ A'  strain  upon  the 
rod,    droppiiiL^    the    lip    ,1    U)ot    oi'    two,    in    order    thai    the 


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ll'itli    I'ly-Roii    and    Camera. 


salmon  mi^lu  not  free  himscll  li\  tailiiiL;  upon  a  taut 
casting'    line 

It  was  onl\-  tor  a.n  instant,  h()\\(!\ ht,  that  the  line 
was  slackened,  and  the  tish  had  harcil)-  rettUMied  to  his 
nati\-e  element  when  the  (Iiml;  ol  the  rod  was  a^ain  j)Ut 
Upon  him.  Ai^ain  and  aL;ain  tin:  salmon  lea[jed  hi^^h  in 
ail  four  times  in  rapid  succession  ;  l)Ut  I'rere  met  his 
e\'ery  effort  with  the  c-onsummate  skill  ot  tlie  ])CTfect 
ai\L;ler. 

kor  at  least  a  cpiarter  ol  an  hour  did  the  salmon 
course  up  and  down  the  ])o()l,  now  keeping"  it  in  a  IxmI 
with  his  L;yi'ations,  now  suimmin;^  deep,  and  apparent])" 
tr)ini4  to  ihafe  the  lint:  a^^ainst  the  rocks  at  the  Ijottom  ; 
then  dartiuL;"  with  the  speed  of  ii^htnin^-  to  another  i)art 
of    the    l)asin.    when.;    lu;    repeated    his    mant'uxcrs. 

k\)rttmatt'l\-  he  did  not  endea\'or  to  reach  the  rapids 
lielow  as  the  other  tish  had  tlone,  l)Ut  contented  himself 
with    the    deep    water    in    the    middk;    ol    the    jjooI. 

At  length  it  was  exident  that  the  steady  strain  of 
the  rod  was  telliiiL;  upon  the  tish.  His  leaps  L;'rc'w  less 
fre(|U('nt,  and  his  rushes  less  spitelul.  kle  began  swim- 
ming in  circU.'s,  and  once  or  twice  almost  turnetl  on  his 
side. 

"lie's  done  lor,"  sliouteil  William,  who,  gatf  in  hand, 
was    followimj    the    tish    hack    and    lorth    aloiiL!"    the    beach. 


lyitli    I'lv-Rod    .'lid    Camera. 


I  2^ 


"Don't  he  too  sure,  sir,"  said  lliram,  who  had  hccn 
watchiiiL^'  tlic  coiitc^st  with  tiic,  kci-ncst  interest.  "  Maii)''s 
the    salmon    lost    wlien    he    keels    oxer    on    his    side." 

And  ilirani  was  rii^ht ;  it  is  often  one  of  the  most 
critical  moments  when  the  salmon  turns  on  his  side.  The 
hsherman,  jjcrhaps  in  tlu;  certaint\-  of  his  prize,  uncon- 
sciousl)'  relaxes  his  lift  iqnjn  the  rod;  or  the  hsh  secures 
an  unexpected  l)uoyancy.  and  thus  attains  an  unlooked 
for  le\'era_L;'e ;  or  the  hook,  in  his  new  |)Osition,  twists  out 
of  its  fastening,  which  had  keen  worn  •>  ider  and  wider 
h\  the  stru^'^les  of  the  lish  ;  eitlu^r  or  all  of  these  com- 
bined ha\e  time  and  ai;ain  in  m\-  ol)ser\ation  turni;d  tlu: 
exultation  of  the  fisherman  to  hitter  disappointment  antl 
chagrin,  as  the  salmon,  with  no  apparent  effort,  sank  back 
into  the  water,  and   tin:   tly   "came   home." 

In  k'rere,  how'e\c;r,  the  salmon  found  Ids  concjueror. 
With  superb  skill  he  met  e\ery  effort  of  the  fish  to  es- 
cape; relaxing  not  a  moment  his  command  of  the  rod. 
he  kept  the  same  steady  strain  upon  the  line;  reeling 
in  W'hen  the  i'lsh  yielded  a  foot,  and  hoKlir.g  all  he  gained 
throuiifhout    the    struggle. 

The  salmon,  in  turnmg  the  third  time  upon  his  side, 
gave  brere  the  opportunity  he  IkuI  desired;  without  at- 
tempting to  use  the  reel,  he  ste[)ped  back  ([uickl\-  away 
from    the    pool,    the    "lift"    of    the    rod    tlragging    the    fish 


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U'itli    Fly- Rod    ami    Camera. 


at  t.lic  same  lime  toward  the  shore.  In  a  llash  tlic  L;alT 
was  ill  the  L;hurriiiL;-  prize,  and  the  lish  was  Ijorne  up 
lii''h  on  llic  heacli,  awa\-  Ironi  the  (hmijerous  uroximitN' 
of    the    \\att:r. 

"Indeed,  hut  he  was  \vi;ll  liook(Ml."  e.\chiiini:d  Ilirani, 
as  he  openrtl   the   mouth   of  the  sahnon   to   remo\-e   the   lly. 

"■Sure  lie  was  so,"  assented  W'iHiam,  as  lie  endeav- 
ored to  lake  out:  the  lly.  "The  hook  is  clean  throui^h 
tlu:    rool    ol    his    mouth." 

So  secureh'  was  the  hook  fastened  that  it  w.is  found 
iu,'cessar\'  to  cut  it  out.  the  toui^h  skin  ol  the  palate  hold- 
iiiL;   it   ^\•ith   the  L;'rc:atest  tcniacity. 

".Sjiake,  old  cliap,"  I  said,  L^raspiuL;'  I'rere's  hand,  as 
I    con<.>ratulale(l    him    on    his    hrst    salmon    of    the    season. 

Next  to  killing'  a  i^ood  lisli  myself,  I  lo\-e  to  see  a 
friend  take  one,  and  I  can  honestl)"  assi'\'erale  that  I  hax'e, 
time  ;md  .i^ain,  ha.d  more  pleasure  in  helpuiL;"  a  comrade 
to  a.  royal  lish.  tli.ui  1  should  haxc  had  if  it  had  fallen 
to  m\  own  rod.  It  is  on!)'  .i  "lish  ho^"  who  wants  it 
all    himself. 

It  was  now  hiL;h  noon,  and  the  guides  he^an  prepar- 
.uioiis  for  dinner,  and  lielore  lon^'  an  ahundant  meal  ^\■as 
spread  out  upon  our  rustic-  table.  \vA  such  a[)[)etites  as 
We  had,  as  we  helped  (i,  seKcs  liberally  to  the  delicious 
\iands!       The    acti\e    life,    th.e    liraciuL;'    mountain    air,    the 


^' 


x. 


126 


//'////    FIx-Roli    (!//(/    Camera. 


cxcitcnicnl  .iltd^cllicr,  had  stirred  our  blood  in  such  a 
\va\'  that  wc  were  ahsokiU'l}  hun^;)'),  a  (.oiuhlion  ihal  the 
cit)  dweller  knows  l)ul  lillle  ol.  W'e  had  a  liule  more 
\ariet)  than  al  hreakfast,  the  eanned  soup,  elc,  UmuIIiil;" 
assistance,  but  I  contented  nnself  with  a  third  helping- 
ol  i)oiled  sea  trout  and  pot.iloes.  I  hese  are  always  j^ood 
(Miou^h  lor  me  in  the  wootls,  if  they  are  llanked  with 
L;()od    bread    and    buller    and    a    i^ood    dipper    ol    tea. 

Win  is  it  thiit  lea  has  such  a  relish  on  such  oc- 
casions? I 'snail)'  I  ;im  \cry  abstemious  of  it,  in  fact 
hardl\-  e\cr  usini^'  it,  but  in  \\\\  outings  it  is  (piite  dif- 
ferent, and  coflee.  which  at  home  constitutes  ni)'  re^-ular 
beverai^-e,  loses  its  relish.  .\nd  1  lui\e  noticed  time  and 
a|L,^ain  that  i^uides  and  canoemen  also  prefer  tea  to  coffee, 
and  it  is  astonishing'  how  much  they  are  ilepeiident  on 
the  cup  that  "cheers  but  not  inebriat(;s."  Indians  and 
white  L^uides  are  the  same  in  this  respect,  and  man\'  a 
time  has  m\'  canoeman,  without  a  word  from  me,  L^lanced 
up  to  the  noonday  sun,  pulled  silently  ashore,  and  li^iited 
tlu;  lu'e  for  "b'ilin^-  the  tea  kittle."  .\  pint  dipper  of 
strong-  tea  with  a  biscuit  or  two  has,  in  a  hurried  jounu^y, 
proxcd  sufficient,  if  followetl  by  the  inexitable  pipe;  and 
the  [)addle  or  setting"  pole  was  r^  unit'd  with  renewed 
\iL;(>r. 

"  W'l-ll,    I'^rere,"    said    I,    as   \vt;    arose-    from    our   bounti- 


M 


y. 


128  //■////    I'ly-Roii    ami    Cam  cm. 


111!    repast,    "whal   shall    it    he,   sta\-    here    to-ni-lu    or   move 
•  111    ii|)    ihc    ri\cr.'" 

"1^  i^  li;n-(l  lo  .Iccidc,"  he  rcplicil.  "  \\\-  know  ilu'i-( 
arc    lish    here,    aiul    don'i    know    ihcrc    an;    aii\    al)(i\c." 

"Oh,  plcni)  al)(i\c.  no  irouhK'."  cxckiimcd  ihc  -nicies 
wilh  one  \()ice,  e\i(ltinly  aiixions  to  he  ino\in'^;  h'ke  all 
.!^-niiles  I  ha\c  eNcr  niei,  ihey  were  not  satisiieil  to  n-niain 
lont;    in    one    place. 

"We  rni-hi.  if  that  is  the  case."  replied  l''rere,  '--o 
on  as  lar  as  the  lilth  pool,  stop  tiiere  to-ni^ht,  and  then 
mo\c  on  to  the  npper  pooN  to-niorrow.  Wdi.n  clo  \(iii 
say.''"     he    askeik    turning    to    nie. 

"All  ri.^lu,"  1  replied,  "we  ai-.'  sm-e  to  lind  sport  in 
some  ol  the  pools,  antl  e\cn  if  \\c  don'l  uc  ha\e  an 
ainnulance    ol    food." 

•  Indeeil  ye  have,  ami  more,"  exclaimed  iliram,  "hut 
1  thought  it  we  i^ot  u])  the  stream  lo  the  farms  In  the 
upper  settlement,  We  could  send  out  to  the  hotel  a  lot 
ol    hsh    h)r   \(nw   folks    to   eat." 

"Well,  hoys,  break  camp,"  saul  1,  "and  we  will  pack 
and    start." 

in  a  short  time  all  our  lielon^-inus  were  packed  in 
the    canoe,    ami    we    were    read}'    to    start. 

I'or  (|uile  a  distance  u])  the  ri\er  the  water  was  so 
shoal    that   all   of   us   hatl    to    wade,    the    canoe;    barel\    clear- 


lik( 


//'////    /■'/v-A'fhf   (!//(/    i  juicm. 


29 


iiiL;'  the  rock)'  hottor  ,  with  ik*  otlicr  load  ih.iii  our  caiiii> 
('([iiipainc  ami  stores,  Attci'  that  there  wci'e  at  iiiter\als 
strt;tches  of  a  third  to  a  iiall  mile  where  there  was  uati'i" 
siifticient  to  tloat  us.  in  tact  in  nian\'  places  it  was  too 
tlec^p    to    he    wailed. 

We  fished  the  best  pools  on  the  way  u]),  hut  suc- 
ceeded in  L^cttin;;  only  a  few  sea  trout.  althouL;h  w<'  saw 
main'  salmon.  The  sun  was  too  bright  and  the  water 
too  clear  foi  us  to  e\j)ect  oKl  Sa/ar  to  come  to  the  lly 
at   that    time    of    da)-. 

iM-ere  ami  1  took  our  stands  upon  the  rocks  hy  the 
side  of  the  pool,  and  cast  for  at  least  an  hour,  but  we 
ros(;  onl)-  a  few  trout,  ami  we  ri;s|)()nded  williuL^l)'  to  tlu: 
announccMiient  from  William  that,  "Supper's  read\,  gentle- 
men." 

With  roiisimq;  appotites  we  disposetl  of  the  feast 
spread  out  before  us,  and  then,  once  more  stretched  out 
before  the  camp  fire,  we  burnetl  our  incense  in  comfort 
and    contentment    with    all    the    world. 

"After  all.  Doctor,"  said  b'rere.  "there  is  no  [)leav,ure 
like    that    the    sportsman    enjo)s." 

"  RiL;ht  you  are,"  1  re|)lied,  "and  no  other  sportsman 
Ljcts   the    solid    satisfaction    that    the    fisherman    does." 

"I  b(;lii've  you  are  ri^-ht,"  he  rei^lied,  "there  is  noth- 
ing   I    enjoy    so    much    as    anglin<4'." 


L^^ 


//'////     /'/v-k'od    (f//(/    ('(in/cnt. 


"  X(i,  I've  tried  ahnost  cv(;rythin,Li',  have  slioi  almost 
all  kinds  ol  L^amc,  and  ha\c  had  in\  share  of  \'achtiiim 
and  luiiuiiii4,  1)111  1  tind  nolhiiiL;  lliaL  Ijci^iiis  uj  olter  a 
coiiiparisoii    with    salmon    lishiiiL^." 

"No,"  said  Iliram,  "il'^  a  kind's  own  sport,  alto- 
gether." 

"It  is  so,"  said  William,  who  had  heen  lius\-  at  dish 
washing,  hut  who  had  now  joined  our  ,L;i'<»up  at  the  \\vv, 
"and  it's  the  tiling'  that  proNcs  the  n.atnre  of  a  m.in  hotter 
than    anythini^    else    1     know    ol." 

"  N'ou're  riL^ht,  William,"  said  I.  "I  want  onl\-  a  few 
honrs  on  the  stream  with  a  man  to  liiiil  out  exactK  what 
he  is.  if  he  is  a  gentleman,  bretl  in  the  Ijone,  \\v.  will 
not    fail    to    show     it." 

"Ami  if  he  is  the  other  thinu;',  he  cannot  hide  it, 
neither,"    replied    W'illi.im, 

"  Manx 's  the  ipiare  (.li\il  wr'w.  be(;n  out  with,  and 
main's  the  Iiol;   we  found  out  amonj^'  them,   he)-,    lliranK"" 

I  lis  brother  grunted  an  assent,  hut  made  no  other 
re  pi)'. 

"  N'es,  there's  nothing'  like  a  flshiuL;-  trip  with  a  man 
to    show    his    true    character,"    said    I. 

"I  riMiiember  an  incipient  that  will  illustrate  this.  1 
was  once  hshiuL,''  a  river  in  Nova  Scotia  with  a  man  whom 
i    hatl  always  considered  a  perfect  t\'pe  of  a  gentleman,  but 


'/. 
y. 


y 

a 


^32 


//'////    /•'/]'- A\'</    (iiui    Caiuvni. 


iiisitlc  of  three  thus  he  e.\hil)ile(l  traits  tliat  I  would  woV 
ha\(;    sii[)[)()se(l    h(;    possessech 

"\\'(;  were  stojipinL;"  at  the  saim-  Itotel,  ami  had  the 
river  aU  to  ourst:l\-es.  At  the  heginning"  we  agreed  to 
draw  lots  for  pools,  ami  it  being  in\'  first  choice,  1  took 
the  first  pool  froiVi  the  salt  watei-,  he  the  second,  I  the 
thirtl,  and  so  on  through  the  whole  li\e  niiU-s  ol  lishing 
that    we    hail, 

"  i  noticed  uiat  his  countenance;  see,inc;d  to  show  dis- 
satishiction  when  the  choices  wei^e  made,  but  as  nothing 
could  i)ossil)l_\-  he  fairer  than  our  arrang(Miient,  1  took  no 
notice  ol  his  discomloit.  lie  liad  fulK'  as  good  jjools  as 
1  had,  and  I  could  think  ot  no  nioi'e  e(|uitable  wa)'  of 
di\mling    th.eni. 

'"Well,  our  hrst  tlay  on  the  ri\-ei"  was  one  to  l)e  re- 
nieiiibered.  \\\'  lelt  the  hotel  togethei-  and  walketl  to 
the  river,  a  mile  or  so,  chatting  pleasanth'  and  enjoving 
the  delightlul  morning  luigeU'.  Ihit  when  we  reached  the 
ri\'er,  and  1  began  rigging  loi'  m\-  hrst  cast  in  \\\\  pool, 
insteail  ol  going  along  lo  his  own,  he  sat  down  on  a  log 
and    began    grumbling    like    a    bear    with    a    soi-e    head, 

""it's  just  m\'  inlernal  luck,'  he  saitl,  'to  ha\'e  you 
get  this  pool.  1  ahva\'s  liked  it,  and  in  lact  it's  a  la\'orit<- 
with    me.'  " 

"  That    was    a    ''"ood    starter,"    eiainilatetl     lliram. 


iii 


134  JFith    I'lv~Rod    and    Camera. 


"  \  cs,  "     I     replied. 

"'Well,'  I  said  lo  him,  'I  don'l  mind,  you  take  my 
l)()oIs  and  ril  lake  N'ours  to-daw  and  lo-morrow  \vc  will 
cham^c' 

••  •  Xo,'  replied  my  Iriend,  '  that  will  ^ixc  nou  the 
fouilh  pool  lo-day.  and  as  that  is  th(;  Ijest  jxx)!  on  the 
n\r\\  and  il  has  not  been  fished  latcK',  1  am  sure  of  a 
salmon    in    it.' 

"  '  \  er\-  ^ood,'  1  answereil,  'we'll  stick  to  the  original 
programme.' 

"  I)}-  this  time  I  was  ri^^i^ed  and  ready  to  hei^in  cast- 
in!4-.  My  friend  still  sal  on  his  lo^-,  although  I  sui^^^estt-d 
he    had    heller    lake    adxanta^c    of    the    earl\-    lishin^-. 

•■  I  lie^-an  castinL;-,  and  rose  a  heautiful  fish  at  the 
third  east.  I  missed  him,  and  ilu-n  such  a  j^rowl  as  my 
companion    uttered   would    ha\c    tried    the    patience    of    jol). 

•'•just  my  infernal  luck.  (  )h  !  what  a  heautiful  lish. 
If     1     h.'id    had     this    pool.        Cuss    the    luck."    etc.,    etc. 

•'  I  wailed  a  few  minutes  and  lheii  he^an  casting- 
ai^ain,  and  soon  rose  ami  hooked  m\-  salmon.  It  was  a 
l)riL;ht    siKcry    lish    just    from    the    sea. 

••Such  a  look  o(  ahsoluleK  ''reen  )ealous\-  and  v.nvv 
as  I  (-au^hi  on  the  hice  of  m\-  friend,  1  had  nex'er  seen 
before,  and  il  destroyed  all  the  pleasure  I  was  expectiiiL;-. 
IIowe\ci-.    I    |)la>cd   the    fish    as   well    as    1    coidd.    hut    I    felt 


intli    I'l\-Roii    (i//i/    i'aiiicrn. 


Z^b 


ncr\-()iis,  t()i-  i  li;ul  nc\cr  hctorc  had  siuh  an  cxiJiTicncc. 
Alas,  )ny  raslin^'  line  parlcil  in  the  middle:  of  one  of  iho 
furious    runs    ot    the    salmon,    and    he    was    free. 

"'Too  had,  loo  l)ad,'  cxLlainicd  m\-  fi'iend,  l)ut  his 
counlonance  h^dicd  his  words,  for  il  i'\-cr  I  saw  a  (ace 
liL,dU('d    u])    with    satisfaction    his    was. 

"lie  took  his  rod  and  ^aiidc  and  started  olf  for  the 
second    pool. 

"After  ri'pairini^-  damages — the  taull  was  in  the  cast- 
ing- line,  a  tlat  place  only  an  inch  in  length  in  the  l^iiI 
having"  broken,  all  the  rest  of  the  leader  heini;-  perlect— 
I  cast  in  the  same  pool  a^ain  for  a  while,  Iiut  without 
any    succc:ss. 

"At  length  1  reeled  up,  and  with  m\-  i^uide  moN'ed 
aloUL;'  up  to  the  third  jjooI,  wiiicli  was  ni)'  next  one.  As 
we  passed  the  set-ond  my  friend  was  l)us_\'  castiiiL^.  hut 
lu-    had    had    no    rises,    as    his    ^uide    inlormed    us. 

"At  the  third  pool  at  my  second  cast  I  hooked  and 
killed  a  i^rilse,  and  soon  alter  '-ose  a  line  salmon,  hooked 
and  played  him,  and  my  L;uide  was  just  on  tlv  point  ol 
i^at'fmij,'    the    t'lsh    when    m_\-    Irieiul     joined    us. 

"lie  came  down  the  path  with  a  hound,  and  as  we 
killed  tlu'  salmon  he  hurst  out  with  a  loud  '  1  congrat- 
ulate \()u  ;  I  cou'^ratulati'  nouI'  hut  he  looki'd  read)'  to 
cry. 


'I 


1^6 


U'ith    l'Iv-l\od    mu^    Canicni. 


"All  this  m;ulc  nic  so  uiu'oinlortahlc  that  I  said  T 
would  ,ni\('  liiin  the  halancc  of  thr  rixcr  for  liu'  da\',  for 
I  liad  had  all  the  lishini;-  I  \\aiUcd,  and  with  \\\\  ^iiidc 
(:arr\in^-    my   saliiioii    and    ^rilsr,    I    returned    to    tln^    holcl." 

"I  la,  lial"  shouted  Hiram,  "that  man  wanted  the 
t;arth." 

"Well,"'  I  continued,  "the-  nt:.\t  day  it  was  the  same 
slor)',  and  the  next.  Xotliinii;'  would  satisf\"  liim,  and  on 
the  excniuL;-  of  the  third  da)',  I  told  him  that  on  the 
next  mornini;-  1  was  .^'oin^-  to  another  ri\cr  a  few  miles 
aw<i)\  and  he  would  ha\'e  this  stream  all  to  himsc:lf.  and 
e\en  that  tlid  not  satisfy  him,  for  his  last  words  when  I 
left    him    on    the    followini;'    da\'    were: 

"  '  I  )on't  kill  all  the  salmon  in  the  ri\er,  fo*"  I  ex- 
pect   to    lish    it    in    a    few    days."  " 

"He    was    a    ho^'    clean    throuL';h.'     exclainu'd     Ilirani. 

"He.    was,"    ass(;nted     William, 

"  ^'es,  there  is  nothin;^"  like  .L^oini^'  hshin^-  with  a  man 
to  ,L;i\i'   one   a   true   insight   into   his  character,  '  said    I'rere. 

".Sure,"  responded  Hiram,  "and  it  don't  take  a  i^aiide 
Ioul;'  to  fmd   him   out." 

"  RiL^ht    you    are.     Hiram,"    saitl    William. 

And  the  brothers  were  riL;ht;  no  one  can  si/e  up  a 
lislierman  as  corr{;ctl)  and  (|uickl\"  as  an  old  s^uidc,  and 
I    conft'ss    I    alwaxs    make    ni)-    first    casts    with    th;;t    tre[)i- 


i  I 


'38 


int/i    Fly- Rod    a  I  Id    Camera. 


datioii  when  I  am  out  with  a  new  man.  knowiiiL];',  as  I  cl(\ 
that  m\-  v\v\-\  moNciiU'iit  is  scanned  with  the  keenest  scru- 
tiny, and  m\  t;ver)'  word  \veiL;h<d  in  a  l)alance  that  is 
iinerrinLi'. 

"What  other  ti^h  (h)  nou  lind  in  tlie  \()\a  Scotia 
Witters  in  adthtion  to  tlie  sea  trout  and  salmon?"  asked 
Frere,    after    a    short    pause. 

".\Ijout  tile  same  \-ariety  that  we  Imd  in  tlie  Xew 
Brunswick  hikes  and  streams,"'  I  rephetl,  "there  are  ahnost 
innumerable  kik(;s  in  tlie  interior  widcit  ar^'  full  of  tln' 
s|)otted  trout  and  other  ti'h.  There  is  capital  lan<l- 
locked  salmon  tishini;"  in  scjme  of  the  lakes,  notahly  I'Olly 
Lake,  thirtx'  miles  or  so  from  Halifax,  although  the  peoi)l(; 
there;  call  it  .^raxliuL;'  fishin;^-;  the  ^raslini;',  however,  is 
(|uite  another  lish.  In  man)-  of  the  ri\-ers  there  mav  he 
taken  sea  trout  and  the  spottetl  trout,  side;  \t\  side,  and 
even  with  the  same  cast.  I  am  told  that  there  are  luiu'e 
kike  trout  in  some  oi  the  lari^er  bodies  of  water,  but  I 
cannot  sa\'  with  ccrtaintx'  as  Vo  the  truth  of  this,  as  I 
have    never    taken    an)." 

"What  tlo  )'ou  UK  .'m  b\-  lake  trout  ;■""  in(|uired  lliram, 
adiustin"'  the  losjs  on  the  fire,  "are  the\'  an\thini>'  but 
o\'erL!;rown    spotted    trout.''" 

"()h,  \"es."  I  answered,  "the)'  are  quite;  a  different 
lish,   although   we   occasionally   take   sjjotted   or  brook   trou;. 


I  nth    riv-Rod    (iiid    Caincm. 


139 


in   some  ol   mir   Maine   lakes   ihal    \vci;^h    troni   ten   to   iweKi: 
|)()inKls.  " 

This  slatcuicnl  was  rci-cixcd  1)\'  a  look  i)t  incrcdulitx- 
1)\-    ihc    Liuiclcs. 

"\'(;s.  I  \\A\v.  licard  of  the  Ijiu"  iroui  of  ilic  Ranvc- 
!(')■  Lakes."  said  krerc,  and  1  luive  lonL;'  wisiu'd  for  an 
opporLunil)     lo    ha\e    ;i    cast    at    them.  " 

"Do  \()u  mean  that  the)  are  the  ij^enuine  spotti'd 
trout?"    asked    William,    still    apparentl)'    incredtduus. 

"  Certainh,"  re[jlied  krere,  "at  least  all  the  scientific 
men    pronounce   them    to   be   the   .Simon-pure   hrook    trout." 

"Well,  all  1  can  sa)'  is,"  e.\claimed  lliram,  "I  would 
like  to  see  such  a  truut ;  \\(i  L^et  them  as  hii^h  as  \\\v 
pounds,  or  perhaps  a  little  more  in  some  o(  our  hack 
lakes,    hut    ten    or    twehe    pounds,    ne\"er." 

"  I  low  do  they  tlifler  from  some  of  the  'lakers'  that 
wi;  L;'et  i.i  the  hii;'  lakes  in  the  ih'oxince  of  (juebec,  tho^e 
that    we    call    the    lunt^e    or    tuladi.-'"    asked    William. 

"Oh,  the\-  are  ([uite  different,"  1  answeretl,  "althous^h 
in  sonu'  seasons  and  conditions  of  the  wat('r  the  two  \a- 
rieties  mii^ht  he  confounded  1)\'  an  ordinary  ohserxcr.  ! 
have  noticed  lake  trout  almost  as  hiL^hl)'  colored  as  the 
others,  and  specimens  of  both  that  could  hardly  be  sep- 
arated. Coloration  is  no  i^uide,  no  sure  yuide  to  iden- 
tification,   bt'cause    it    is    m.'X'cr    constant." 


140 


ll/'ith    I'ly-Kod    and    Camera. 


"The  spotU'd  iroiit,  fontinalis,  is  al\va\s  sciu.iru-tailcd, 
Doctor,"    said    Itctl'. 

"I'suall),  l)ul  Pol  alua\s,"  I  replied.  "I  liaxc  sc(M1 
s|)i:ciiiU'iis  wilh  dislincll)'  forked  laiis,  in  localities  where 
ihe  'lakers'  are  unknown,  and  ha\i:  called  ihe  attention 
of    lishernuMi    lo    the    fact,    wlun     i     ha\e    taken    such." 

"  J^iit  )'oii  ha\-e  ne\H:r  seen  a  'laker'  with  a  forked 
tail,"    added    h'rere. 

"No,"  I  answt;red,  "I  cannot  s,i\-  I  h.u'e,  and  that 
characteristic  lurnishes  a  constant  means  ol  identilication 
of    that    lish." 

"I  ha\-e  heard  that  tlu:  'lakers'  ne\'er  come  to  the 
l1y."    said     hrcrc,    "is    that    true?" 

"\'es,"  I  said,  "  L;-c;i.eralh-  speakiuL;',  hut  they  some- 
times do  take  the  ih ,  as  I  haw;  seen  on  several  occa- 
sions, and  1  ha\'e  nnself  twice  cau_i.iht  tluMii  in  this  way. 
Both  these  tish  .L;a\e  \er)'  i^ood  sport  indeed,  and  one  of 
them  j^axc  nu'  all  1  wanted  to  attend  to  for  over  half 
an  hour.  This  was  in  1  <S()o,  on  (irand  Lake  Stream.  I 
was  tishinL;  lor  landdocked  salmon,  and  at  that  time  there, 
was  hshiii<4'  there  that  loas  lishinL;.  I  had  cast  out  acrosr, 
the  pool  just  helow  the  old  dam,  and  the  eddy  or  back 
water  seized  m\  line,  and  drt'w  the  lly  in  a  sweep  ris^ht 
acrf)ss  the  water  l)t;low  the  sluice.  1  saw  a  fish  rise, 
and,    striking,    I    found    I    had    somethiiiL;-   out   of   the    usual 


i 


A    K.\Ni;i',i,i;v   TKor  i .     Noi'   ilANDsuMK,  hit  n    W'i-.iciikh  i|i.;  i.iis. 


142 


mil    Fly-kod    (iiu/    Canicnu 


run.  The  fish  started  al  once  for  the  dccpftst  part  of 
the  pool,  ami  then;  \\v.  huii_n".  Mv  liulian  i^uiilc,  laiciiiK; 
L(\vc)s.    alter    a    few    ininiiics,    hcL^an    lo    i^ct    cxc-jled. 

"'W'lial  kind  salmon  )()ii  hiuhcd  to?'  saiel  he  'lli; 
no    jump,    no    run,    hut    just    la\'    still.' 

"1  waiK'd  out  into  the  pool  up  lo  m\'  waist,  liut 
could  iiol  mo\c  the  fish.  lucry  now  and  then  1  could 
h-el  his  head  shake,  and  the  line  L;a\e  that  spasniotlic 
(|ui\cr  which  one  al\\a\s  leels  when  a  hit;  lish  is  hookt;il ; 
hut  I  i:ould  not  mo\'e  him.  I  i^aNc  cNcry  ounce  of  strain 
that  the  tackle  wouKl  stand,  and  li'ied  all  the  expedients 
coiiimonl)     prai'ticed    hy    lisheniii'n. 

"  I'intlini^  that  1  couKl  not  mo\-e  the  fish,  I  told  the 
Huitle  to  L^ct  into  the  canoe  and  stir  up  the  rascal  with 
his  setting-  pole.  When  the  canoe  approached  the  fish  1 
could  feel  that  he  was  ^rowiiiL;'  ner\()us,  and  when  the 
Indian  thrust  tlown  the  pole  near  where  he  was  t\inL;', 
with    one   dart    he    lelt   the   pool    and    made    for   the    ra[)ids. 

"II  e\-er  a  fish  pulletl.  that  one;  did,  and  il  c;\'er  one 
worked  hard  to  stop  him.  1  tlid.  The  reel  spun  out  the 
line,  and  like  an  arrow  the  tish  a|)proached  tlu;  ([uick 
water;  once  in  that  ami  no  tackle  would  saxc  hmi.  Sud- 
denly he  turned,  ami  making-  a  sweep  arouml  the  lurtluT 
side    of    tlu;    [jool,    returned    to    his    original    position. 

"i\ll  this  time  neither  myself  nor  the  Indian  had  seen 


IVith    I'lv-Roif    and    i'ltincra. 


143 


the  fish,  and  \\c  had  110  idea  as  to  what  he  was.  Kccl- 
iiiLj-  in  lh(;  \\w  ai^ain,  I  ,L;a\('  him  all  the  strain  I  coidd, 
hut  he  was  too  strong'  lor  nie.  I  told  I.cwt:)'s  to  stir 
him  up  ai^ain,  and  the  sanui  perform;, me  was  rcpcatc(l 
as  at  tirst.  l'-\idcntl)'  the  ti'>.h  was  disinclined  lo  i^o  down 
the  rapids,  and  that  heiiiLi'  the  case,  if  we  kept  him  mov- 
ing' in  tlu;  [jool  wc  knew  uc  could  in  lime  exhaust  him. 
M\  wrist  and  arm  beu^an  lo  lire,  and  the  Indian  wanted 
to  take  the  rod,  l)Ui  1  had  no  notion  to  let  him  land 
my    hsh. 

"I'o  mike  a  short  stor\  of  it,  for  a  hall  houi"  we 
kept  that  lish  on  the  mo\c.  .Sometimes  he  darted  for 
the  sluice,  and  I  e\cn  almost  e\|)ecLed  he  wouKl  ascend 
to  the  lake  ahoxc;  then  he  headed  for  the  ra[jids,  hut 
alwa)'s  lackeil  the  couim^^c  or  inclination  to  i^o  into  the 
white  AvatcM'.  At  length  he  hei^an  lo  swim  in  narrower 
circles,  antl  we  then  knew  that  the  strain  ol  tlu;  rod  had 
concpiered  him.  .\s  we  had  ahsolutely  no  idea  as  to  what 
tlu;  I'lsh  was,  we  were,  well,  somewhat  e\cit(;d.  Sahuon 
he  Avas  not,  \v(;  kiu'w  \v\-\  well,  for  iu'\-er  did  salnujn 
beha\(;    as    did    this    lish. 

"At  ]en_L;th  \\v.  succeeded  in  landiiiL;-  him,  and  then 
I.e\ve\s  exclainu'd  '  lOijuel'  The  wei'iht  ot  the  hsh  was 
about    lifteen    pounds. 

"There   are   a   >>'ood    man\     other    instances    on    record 


'44  //■////     I'ly-Roii    mid    i'lUiwra. 

ol  ihc  hike  Iroiil  taking'  ihc  tl),"  1  conlimicil,  '•alihoiii^li 
as  a  rule  he  can  Ik;  taken  onl)-  wiih  llu-  hail,  in  slill- 
tishiiiL:;,  or  I)\'  trollini;'  with  the  spinniiiL^  minnow,  in  (lcc|j 
water."  "' 


*  The  v;i);arii--  and  rapricis  of  llir  S,i/iiii>ni,i„  in  arii'plin^''  and  viMiTtiiit;  tin- 
alliliiial  ll\'  art'  iidl  niily  wi'll  Ivimwii  tn  li~luaimii,  Iml  llicy  arc  aikm  lu  li-(lL;t.'(l  as 
liciiij;'  11(1  -•ale  lliiiii;  In  rccknii  n\\,  Tlial  i~  In  --aN  ,  no  uiu'  lali  iliilari'  iiosilis  uly 
thai  a  |)al  111  iilai'  \al'icl\  will  laki'  -iicli  and  -nrli  a  ll\  alway-,  and  aiicitluT  larii-l) 
will  iu-\<r  lake  am  kind  (il'  a  lU  ,  >i  i  llial  ulu-ii  «(■  --ff  llic  ^lalinu'iit  niadi.'  in 
ti--liiir/    li'Hiks    llial     lake     liiMil    always    I'cfnsr     llic     ll\',     \M-    uill     ii'ifiM'    il     willi    niaiiv 


'lain--    lit"   saline   a 


11< 


>r    \i-ar-    I    liavr    luld   llu'   luliif  llial    llu-  t. 


it    (plain 


Lake    and    sdiiie    nl     llu-    nilur     Maim-    lakr>,    and    llic    Inni^c    ul'    llu-    ( '(iiiiu-ilii  ill     Kiver 


lakes,    anil    tlinse 
alone    in    my    op 


('aiiada,    are    idenliralh     llie    same    lisli,    ami    I     liiid   that 


am    iiol 


\1 


arinaii,    in    hi^    iiiUrestin;^     paper    on    "Salmon    and     Troiil,"    piililished    in    ihc 

lor    I  ^^4,    ^roiips   ihe    lake    iroiil     round    in 


issae'hiiselts     lisli    I  omniissioiuis     Ueooil 


llie    '.'leal     lakes,    ami    llieir    Iriluilaries.    easiuard    lo    ihe    All.inlie    ami    iiorlhw  .iid    ti 


liiilson's     l!a_\,"    into    one    spieie- 


II 


e    exeepls    nn 


K'     llu-     S.i/ii 


.'</,     loiiiul     ill 
as    S.    iiaiiiiiv- 


l.akc  Superior,  and  iiu  hides  all  the  other  spei  ies  di-sirilied  li\-  .inllior' 
(//'//,  iiiiiiiliwiliinti,  li'iihi,  'ri////i/<  ami  ^ymni,  tyi,a.  eallin;;  llu-iii  all  .S'.  iiaiii,ivcil!.h. 
1  do  iioi  know  llial  I  am  piep.iri-d  to  lollop  him  liilU,  .dthoui^li  llu-  series  of  spe- 
eiiiieiis  to  ulii(  h  lie  has  access  enlilles  him  to  consideration.  If  v\  e  ha\e  1ml  luo 
spi-cies  of  lake  trout  in  this  eoiinlv)-,  il  is  very  ini])orlanl  ih.il  lishernu-ii  should  know 
it.  I  If  course,  color  .'ind  markini^s  c.-nmol  Ik-  dependeil  on  in  esiablisliiiio-  species, 
f(jr  these  \ar\  greatly.  Mr.  (iarm.in  sa\s.  in  descriliiii^-  .-ill  the  lish  .i.;i-oiipe(l  as  S. 
)Utiiid\\iiJi,    that     the    color    is    ",;,;ra\ish    hroun.     \ery    li.t^lu     lo    \ery    dark,    uilli     pale 


spots    on 


the    sides    and    dark    niarlilini^s    ..n    liie    cliei 


lull    e\tr\-    lishe 


rman    knows 


llial     the    i-olor    will    \.irv    i;\en    more    than     Iron 


1     "  \i-rv    Imhl     lo    \i-r\-    darl 


The   followiii;.i  descript 


ion    anil    ac(-oUii 


I    of    the    hahits    of    the    1' 


little    is    from   a    liro- 


chure    on    this    fish,     piililished    li\     A.    ('.     Ilamlin,     \l.l).,    and    reprinted    in    the    second 
aiiiiiial    rt-port   upon 


llu-    "  Nalliial    ilistorv    and    (IcoIomv   ol    tin-    Malt-  of    \1 


line.    isn2. 


I  present  it  lu-re,  liecaiise,  so  far  as  my  own  olis(-r\  alion  ;.;oi-s,  i|  will  applv  lo  most 
of  the  so-(-alu-d  "lake  troiil  "  ol  llu-  Norlli  and  I'lasl.  I  oniil  ihe  piii-el\'  Ie<hnical 
pinions    (if    the    description. 

" 'llic    to;.;uc,    Saliiio   tonui,     Hamlin.        This    trout,    known     .immi^     ihe    alioiioincs 


1  's    A    (  lodi)    (  )M  . 


146  //''////     /'7v-/\(>(/    and    Caincm. 


"What    sort    of   ;i  fish    is    the    land-locked    salmon,    thai 

\()ii  sjK)ki:  wl  ?"  askixl  llirani;  "1  don'i  think  I  c\-cr  saw 
one,    alto^C'tlu'i".' 

"Well,    Ilii-ani,"    I  i-fplictl.    "as   near  as    1    can   dcscribt- 

a?  ihe  tnyur,  tulaili.  lU.,  li.is  W^w  rLi-.-.i.-il  liy  ■~ciiiK-  i ili^L-i-\-crs  as  identical  willi 
ih'.'  Sahii.t  iiii,  ho  (if  llu'  haiiulir  anil  nl'  llu-  lakis  i.l"  nnitliL-rn  I'.iiropr;  lii;l  in 
tiicsf  r',.".sirKatiiins  jJiTiiliaiilii-^  nl'  anati  miiral  vlrikliui'  lia\c  la-L-n  ()\(.-:iiiulu-(l.  ainl  tin- 
llabils  111  llir  Iw.i  hsIiL-^  lia\i-  al-u  lni-n  nuUd  a>  similar,  wluii-as  in  rralil\  tluA 
pruscnt  .L;ri.aL  lunlia-l  ,  fur  llu-  om-.  a.i^ili-  ami  aliil,  st-tks  llic  swift  anil  fuamin;^ 
c-unvius  iif  the  iKari'sl  slreinis,  ami  llu-  uilur.  sly  anil  slni^i^ish,  hannts  alwav^  tin- 
•  Ulirt  ualcrs  (if  llu-  ik-(.-|)i.-sl  la'-  -s.  li  is  miiitiniuil  li\-  Mr.  (  a -mr  in  liis  Vi-'porl 
Ujjon  W-w  IliHinsw  ii  k,  and  idcnlirn.-d  with  thr  Xi/fio  Iiitii.<lii<  of  i.aki-  (aiu\a;  a 
propc-r  L-xann'naliun  of  tlu-  tun  ri--lus,  hiiur\cr,  will  <ati^f\-  thr  naturalist  that  few 
pusitixc  analuyius  can  hu  drawn;  and  a-ain  it  i-^  idi-iil  iTud  wiih  llu-  Siii'://,'  /ivi-a  nf 
J.iu'll  Arve,  ill  Scothliul,  in  llu-  dr>.rripl:\(.'  cataluL^ilr  nl  lishc^  of  \\-w  l;rini>-w  irk, 
b_\-  Mr.  I'crlcy,  wlio  id(jntirK-s  frnin  iIil-  chaiai'li-rs  drawn  l>\'  sir  \\  laidir.r  and  Mr, 
\  arrcll,  ^onic  of  which  v.diiUl  (•(.■riainh  k-ad  llu-  (ilisi.-r\c-r,  iiidos  mimiu-,  intn  tin- 
buniL-  crrur,  for  it  canndl  l)(j  dniii-d  that  ,^ival  similaril  ii-s  a.re  id  lie  iili>ei-\id,  lail 
there    are    also    as    in.cny    with    llu-    .V,    ,  ;\/'n//tis    (if    Silni-j-i. 

I'here  i^  none  aninm,;  .ill  the  S,i////,>i/i</ie  wjiich  resembles  it  m  -re  in  furm.  eulnr, 
lineal-  maikim.is,  ele.,  ih.m  ih<.-  .s'.  jv.wvr.v/  deseribed  by  .M.  .\;.,;assi/,  and  until  that 
cmiiK-nl  nalliralisl  in  ;i  miinu-nlar\  exaniin.ilinn  nbscrved  (.lilTeiellces,  it  was  regarded 
as    identieai    with    ihat    speries. 

'In  shajie  it  is  nut  so  ele,;.;.int  as  that  nf  some  other  speci-es  of  the  Sdlnionidu:, 
bill  its  whole  form  indiiates  .L;"re.il  stien;.^lh  and  swiftness,  ,-ilthoii-h  it  has  the  repu- 
tation ol  beini;-  --low'  and  sluu;i^i--h.  'llu-  fem.ile  is  more  peifeil  in  it-^  proportions 
ill. in  llu-  in. ill-,  not  ha\in,L;'  ihat  i^ibbou--  .ippi-araiue  al  llu-  ii.ipe,  where  tlie  outlines 
ol  the  lu-.id  p. IS-,  into  those  of  the  bai  k,  and  besides  its  general  eontour  is  more 
ilelieale,  A  liih,  pearly  lustre  eii\ers  the  \entral  re;;ions,  i!ee|)eililiy  into  nissct  to- 
ward llu-  l.iler.ii  line.  alio\e  whieh  the  eol  ir  appi-.irs  of  a  deep  inottled  .i.;i'a\',  still 
deepeniiv,;  into  blue  as  it  ai)proai-hes  the  dorsal  summit.  The  same  pearU-  hues, 
blended  and  inu-rminyled  with  j;ia_\-,  ;ire  obser\e(l  npnii  the  c.peicula.  Spots  ;inil 
maikinL;s  nf  a  li^lit  sienna  color  appear  on  the  sides;  these  spots  are  i-ircul.ir,  with- 
out lieiiiL;  oeelkite,  .mil  appear  indistiml  and  ^ra\ish  upon  the  dorsal  and  lipnii  llie 
commeiuemenl    ol     ihe    caudal.        All    these    i  oioi's    \.ir\     .icc()rdiii:4    to    the    season-,    and 


ll'lfli    /■7v-/\()(f    (!//(/    Cdiiicra. 


'4; 


it,  it  looks  \cr)-  much  like  a  Li'rilsc.  kiit  lias  a  wider  tail 
and    hi^licr    dorsal    or    liai'k    tin." 

"Tlu')'  arc  \v\-\  i^aniy,  1  am  loltl,"  remarked  ircre; 
"Iriends  ot  mine  who  ha\c  taken  them  in  tlie  Scliooihcs 
describe;  the  landdo(d<s  as  kciiiL;'  iiill  of  Htc  ami  ^reat 
hohters." 

"Yes,"  I  answered,  "tliey  i'eseml)ie  a  grilse  in  that 
respect,  they  jumi)  \\vj\\  and  otien,  and  are  \-er_\'  stront;' 
for   th(.:ir   si/c;.       If  we    liad    not    liad    so    mucli    tisli    talk   to- 


■.]  / 


local  iillliu-nco--,  lu-iii;.;'  Inii^htrr  at  tin-  spaunin:^  priioil  lliaii  a'  utlui-  linu'>.  i'his 
Innil  iniiabiN  niaii\'  nf  tlu'  ^^ri-al  lakr^  and  lirrp  im  iiiiilaiii  lani^  dI'  \laiiir  am!  New 
llnm<\\  ilk,  1)111  il  i>  brlicxcil  imt  Im  r\i--;  in  llinsr  nf  i-avurn  \r\v  I'.nnisu  ick,  wliiili 
singular  liialii'^  in  its  ili^liiluiliim  pirliap--  niav  Ik-  cxplainnl  li\  llic  aliM-nrc  of  drtp 
wali-r--  ill  lliat  riiuiitr\'.  It  liaiinl--  tin-  cK-iprst  wain-..  \\  lu'ic  liu-  inM.  ip|-  tile  irpusc 
111  whiili  it  li-ad-,  l.iviUs  thai  ilc-\  rii  ipnu-nt  ami  ci  pi,-vri\  aliuii  (>!'  fat  uliiili  i>  iiuKcil 
a  ihaiai't.  ri-tif,  and  it  ^tcak  furili  in  i|iiifl  at  lln'  appniaili  nl'  Iwili^ht  or  al  carh 
HKini  III  llu-  >liiial>  and  the  slmics  in  (|Urs!  nf  ii-,  pri\  ,  wliicli  I'mi-i^ls,  for  iIk-  iihi-,! 
pan,  (if  tlir  I. ••Ill  and  Cvf'?iiii,i,i- ;  but  it--  b.dlKd  \iiiarily  ullm  roiilrnts  il^ill'  with 
substanrc-^    cntircK'    fiirri;;n,    as    i',-;   sldiiiach    picvi-nt-    -..  mict  imr-    .i    luii  n  i^i-nci  m-    ni,,-s 

(if    biinrs,    Kmsc'-,    twi.^s    and    fr,i;4iiKnts    nl     dnavud     \\ I.        It-,    li.ibit-    '..ir\     in    ^miu- 

liiialilir-;  in  crrtain  l.ikc-^  llu-y  arc  Imld.  ;ind,  lait^ini,;  ncaf  llic  surf, ice,  ,it  liiiu-- 
nia\  lie  taken  bv  Irnlliir,;,  bill  iic\cr  ri^iii',^-  to  the  ll\.  \\hiU'  in  oilu-r  lake--  lhc\  arc 
timid  and  seek  ih.c  oliscnrc-l  icee~<es  tint-,  lor  instance,  then'  cxisieiiie  in  the  I'link 
l.ikcs  w.is  unknown  for  more  tli.iu  half  a  ceiUurv  to  the  inhabitants  lixiiv^  near  their 
sill  lies. 

"its  nnsteriiuis  nature  has  furnished  the  all-cibsei'\  iiic;-  Indian  with  some  pioper 
idionis,  and  il  appe.u's  :c^.iin  in  the  \a;.;ue  ni)  tliiiloL;y  and  wilil  le;^eiids  oj  ih,ii  alniosi 
c.sliiH't  race.  Its  names  .are  v.arious  anion'.;  the  diffeieni  tribes,  and  if  ihe  ])reseiit 
arc  not  of  the  li, ill-breed  eaii.idi.m  dale  the)  .ire  peril, ips  of  reccnl  oii^^in,  since  llie 
few  icm.iiiiinL;  di.ilccts  li.i\e  chaiii^eil  i;rc.itl\  within  ,i  century  past  ( 'oiisidcriiiL;,  then, 
ihc  unccrlaiiil}'  ol  lis  .uicieiil  name  and  the  ili\crsily  ol  iis  s\non\iii,  I  piopose  iii\ 
friend    'Ionia    of    the    i  lpeu,iii.L;iis." 


I4H 


intli     I'ly-Rod    (iiiif    Camera. 


ni^ht,  I  would  L;i\'<'  \<>n  nn  uccoiiiu  ol  one  ot  my  trips 
lo  ihc  Schooclii's  in  old  limes;  hul  it  is  ^cttiiiLi'  ''^'■''  '^'^'-^ 
1     think    uc    ;irc    all    tirctl    (.Miou^h    to    ^o    to    hctl." 

"()h.  it's  not  late  \ct,"  exclaimed  l'"rere,  looking-  at 
his  watch,  "it's  only  half-past  eiL;ht.  I'ire  awa)',  ami  let's 
hear    about    the    laml-locks.  " 

"  \'es,"  saiel  tlu'  guides,  "we  can't  ^ct  too  many  lish 
stories." 

"Well.  ti\  the  lin-,  hoys,"  saiil  1,  "ainl  1  will  do  as 
)(ni    sa\. " 

liiram  arose,  and  drawing'  the  half-burn(;d  lo^s  lo- 
i^-ethe!'  in  the  middle  of  the  lire,  he  added  two  or  thnie 
lari^c    ones    to    ser\c    as    sitle    sticks    ami    tore    sticks. 

The  llames  and  sparks  shot  up  and  illuminated  th(i 
forest  about  us  in  a  wa\'  that  the  camper-out  delights  ui. 
W  hat  is  there  more  cheerful  and  inspiriiiL;'  than  such  a 
•  ire    as    that,    and    on    such    an    occasion  ? 

"  It  was  awa\'  back  in  the  sixties  that  we  used  to 
i^-et  our  best  tishiuL^  in  the  Schoodics,"  1  be^an,  "and  it 
was  royal  sport  iutleetl.  There  are  now  hu^'c  tauneri(;s 
ami  mills  on  the  stream  where  we  had  tlu-  best  success, 
and,  of  course,  they  ha\'e  injured  the  tishinn'  there,  al- 
though   there    are    plenty    of    land-U^cks    Ic'ft. 

"1  \isiteil  the  siream  last  Noxcmber  on  a  tour  I 
made:  of   the    ililterent  fish   hatcheries,   antl  saw  six   or  seven 


^'J 


5^^  lllt/i     riy-Rod    and    Camera. 


I  ^o 


liiiii.li-cd  l.caulilul  lish  swiiiiniin-  .-ihoiil  in  ihc  corrals.  lUit 
''^  ''^'"^''  'l*')-^  ili''l  I  -^I'-'-il^  of  ili-'iv  was  nni  a  Ik.u.c  ,„i 
''^''  '^^'■•'^iii;  in  lad  ii  was  a  wilderness,  as  ..ne  nii-hi  sa\ . 
"We  u-.e,l  K,  start  Inr  the  lak.'s  al.out  tlie  lie-innin-- 
"I  Se],le;iil„.r,  and  we  put  in  a.l.ont  two  weeks  there.  We 
thns  not  only  a\..ide.l  the  hlaJ:  Hies  which  al.ounded  theri; 
in  the  sprin--  and  snnuniM-  months,  l.ui  we  -ot  also,  in 
•'-'I'lilion     to     the     lishin-      M.ine     ver_\     Inie    shootm-      there 

'•^■''1.-    '^'1    alnmdance    of    leatherc'd    -aine    all    around     tiiose 
lakes. 

■•On  the  occasion  that  1  am  about  to  descrihe,  we 
''■'^  I'"^l"n  in  one  ,,r  the  luie  steamers  of  the  Interna- 
lional  Sieanashi|,  e-ompany.  I  ha.l  two  friends  alon-  as 
^''"^M»;^nions,  l.nth  of  them  visiiin-  the  Schoodics  on  this 
ir'l'  f'M-  the  In-st  time.  h  is  a  most  drlioluful  trip  from 
I'x'ston  to  I-..asip,.rt  on  on.-  ,,f  these-  steamers,  and  well 
worth     takin-    e\cn     for    the    trip    alone. 

"On  ihrs  occasion  we  had  a  line  rim  to  Portland. 
''^  '''^''■''  '''^y  ^\'-  arriNed  at  al.out  l.,ur  o'clock  m  the  af- 
"■'■'i'""i-  and  as  we  had  a  l;n-e  aniomu  of  fivi^ht  to  un- 
'"'^''  ■"^^'  ■'iiother  lot  to  take  on,  we  did  not  leave  until 
about    suiiciown. 

"  '  '^'''■*'  ^^■■•^  ■'  I'lano  on  the  hoat,  and  on..:  nuisicall)- 
"^'-''"^'■''  >'""\^  nian  thrummed  some  popular  au's  on  it, 
■'    l""'^'""'    "I    ilu'    audience    joinm-    m    the    choruses.       Their 


!■■  \i.i.^  ON    \    Tkii;!  1  vkv  Ml     rill    t  ■  \-.  vrini  \  ^KiN  i  u.    1',    \K 


^^'^'- '  ■-         ■ 


52 


intli     riv-Rod    (Hid    Cnn/cm. 


voiC(.;s  were  not  ;il\v;i\s  'tuned  to  one  liannonious  key, 
and  till'  piano  was  not  of  tlv  hcst,  still  it  was  nuisic,  and 
nuisic  on  the  watijr  is  always  acx'L'ptahlc,  as  I  have  proxc.-d 
oil  nian\"  occasions.  <)ncc,  while  inakinL^'  a  Western  trip, 
I  foinul  ni\st;lf  an  a  ri\c;r  steamer  which  was  Mcsseil,  or, 
if  )'()ii  ])i"t;fer.  tlu;  contrar)',  with  a  callio])e.  No  oiu:  on 
board  seemed  l(.  know  how  to  play  it,  hut  when  tlu'  cap- 
tain learneil  that  I  coidd  i)lay  the  piano,  he  insisted  that 
I  slioultl  try  the  calliope.  I  went  and  trit'd  I  .\n(\  such 
an  experience  as  1  h.ad  I  There  was  a  ke\  hoard  corres- 
ponding; to  that  on  a  jjiano,  each  ke\  heini^'  connccteti 
with  a  \al\e,  \\hich  when  opened  hy  j)ressure  on  tlu;  ke)-, 
emitted  a  screech,  appro.ximatinL;'  to  some-  tone,  lla.rmony 
on  the  instruiiKMit  was  had,  for  the  tones  and  interwils 
were  far  from  perfect,  hut  the  air  phu'eil  sounded  sonu-- 
thin_L;'    like    what    it    slunild    be. 

"Well,  1  went  at  the  calliope,  and  alter  a  few  pre- 
liminar\-  tlourishes  to  ^'et  the  hauL;'  of  tlu-.  thin^;,  I  bi'^.in 
the  'llrinilisi'  in  'II  'Iroxatore.'  .Soon  I  had  an  audience 
of  about  htt\'  Buckeyes,  iloosiers,  etc.,  with  their  wi\'i's 
anil  sweethearts,  antl  they  were  not  satisfied  until  I  liad 
exhausted  m\  repertoire.  W  lu'U  I  state  that  e\-ery  note: 
went  through  my  head  like  a  clap  of  thunder,  and  that 
the  \al\es  leaked  tlu'  steam  so  badly  that  1  was  c;n\'el- 
oped   in   a  cloiul   worse  than   a   l\ussian    bath,   anil  intensely 


'54 


//'////     I'lv-Rod    (i/n/    i'linicra. 


u.u'in,  you  will  lionc^lly  .uknow  K'iIl^i'  iluil  1  cinu'd  ilic 
a|>|)l;iiis''     I     (il)l;i!iic(l," 

"Ma.   ha  I"  laui;hccl    i't'crc,   "xou  woi-kcd   xour   |>.issaL;c.  ' 

"I      did,"      I      replied.         "Dili     to     resilllie     IIU      ^loi'N. 

".Xhcr  wc  had  two  hoiii's  ol  :-:  11,14 iui;'  ^'^  'l^''  t'-il'in,  wr 
soiiLdil  our  ^ta.lerooins  and  sk'pl  souiulK  iiiiiil  davhreak. 
(  )n  L;oiii_:_;  on  deck  \\h'  louud  that  the  da\'  pi'omised  to 
he  fair.  l)Ut  a  i^ood  sea  wa.s  on.  A  nuniker  of  hard\' 
souls  wei'e  'loi-rard'  enjovin^-  the  niai^iiiticenl  suniase:  \vc 
joined  ihem,  and  until  we  n\ithe<l  the  wliai'l  at  I'.aslporl, 
we    had    a    most    enjoxaMe    sail. 

"The  short's  ot  northeastern  Maine  .ire  reinarkahU' 
l)ictures(|ue ;  sometimes  immense  ledges  hi'eak  akruptK' 
from  the  ocean  and  towci'  alolt  hundi-eds  of  leei  ;  their 
surfaces  are  d"eply  fissured  and  Itroken,  and  the  heaiini^ 
waxes  ascending;',  enter  numerous  ca\cs  and  inlets,  then 
descendinL;'  a^^ain,  the  wa.ler  pushes  Irom  the  fissures  and 
caxcM'iis  in  a  series  of  most  keautilul  casca.des.  .\non, 
ricliK'  wooded  hills  appeal",  then  pastures,  larms  and  \il- 
la^es.  .Sometimes  the  shoi'es  are  so  .ihrupt.  that  the 
steamer  passes  almo'.t  within  .1  fiscuit  ■  toss  of  them,  and 
the  thunder  of  the  threat  paddle  wheels,  the  hissiuL;-  of 
the  water  helore  the  cutting'  |)ro\\,  the  \oices  of  the  peo- 
ple on  the  deck,  all  an'  e(~hoed  hack  with  wonderful  dis- 
tinctness. 


■56 


IJ^itli    f'lv-Roii    ami    i'dnicra. 


"SoiTK-'tinics  a  lin'-i/'ousc  is  seen  perched  on  a  l(j(l,i(c' 
ahead.  As  we  approach  the  L^ray  old  \\a\(-hc'ati:n  scmv 
tinel,  the  hi^ht  keeper,  wlio  has  been  watchinL;  our  coni- 
Ipl;',  salutes  us  !))•  rin^inL,'-  liis  ponch'rous  fo^;'  Ix'll.  'Ww 
rich,  sad  tones  steal  o\cr  the  waters  and  are  lost  in  the 
immense  space  hcNond.  We  acknowledL^'c  the;  salute  1))' 
l)lowinL;    the    steamer's    whistle,    and    then    pass    on. 

"At  ten  o'clock  in  the  ion-noon  we  reached  the  wharf 
at  ['"astport,  and  were  transferred  to  the  ri\-er  steanuT 
which  plies  hetwi'en  I'^astport  and  Calais.  Aftt;r  a  half 
hour's  dela\-  we  start('d.  Passing-  through  St.  Croix  Ha)' 
we  commenced  the  ascent  of  the  St.  Croix  kixcr,  and 
at    about    four    o'clock    reaclu'd    Calais,    our    destination. 

"Here  we  secured  rooms  for  the  ni^ht  at  one;  of  the 
liotels.  and  set  ai)out  procuriniu,^  and  i)ackin^"  our  stores 
for  our  outiuL;'.  ( )n  the  followin;^^  morning'  wc  took  the 
train  for  the  lakes.  The  road  is.  or  was,  opc;rated  by 
the  lumber  compani(-;s  alon^-  tlu;  rixcr,  and  the  trains  were 
run    almost    entirel\-    in    their    inter(;st. 

"()ur  train  on  this  occ;ision  was  a  lon.L,^  one.  a  num- 
ber of  open  cars  with  lon^^^  benches  beiuL;-  attached  to  the 
re<xiilar  train  for  the  accommodation  of  a  picnic  [jarty  on 
an  c;.xcursion  to  a  i^roxe  somewhere  on  the  line.  What 
a  chattering!;,  happy,  rosy,  careless  crowd  it  was  I  .Sires 
and  dames  with  huL^c'  baskets  of  proxcndi'r,  caretul  swains, 


Il'it/i    I'ly-Roii    (im/    (  amcra. 


T)i 


and  hcaiililiil  red-lipped  temptinn-  lasses,  xoiiths  in  spon- 
cei's  and  newl)  donned  hreeches,  and  lillle  maidens  re- 
joieinL;'  in  shining'  laces,  curl)'  iresses  and  clean  pinafores. 
Mow  lhe_\'  luinMi'd  inio  the  cars,  and  wilhonl  loss  ol  lime 
scramhleil  into  the  lu'si  con\cnienl  seats.  Here  a  huxom 
dame  with  half  a  do/en  little  ones  in  her  lap  or  swarm- 
iiiL';  ,d)out  her  seat  ,  there  a  patient  old  lad\',  with  neat 
cap  hidden  heneath  a  lillle  sun  honnet,  trxini^'  to  (piict 
a  \-ounL;'ster  who  was  almost  irrepressihle.  \'onder,  thret, 
or  lour  prett)  ,L;irls  of  tifteen  or  sixteen  cast  lurtixc  ii^lanccs 
at  us,  and  then,  when  detected,  joined  in  oiie  harmonious 
LliiTLih'.  IJehind  us  a  tender  swain,  e\identl\'  past  askiiuj' 
the  anxious  (piestion,  was  seated  with  his  inamorata  in 
his    lap,    antl    folded    in    his    would-he    tender    arms. 

"If  that  party  tlid  not  hax'e  a  joll)'  time,  a  roaring' 
jolly  time,  when  it  i^ot  into  the  i^'roxc  and  indulged  in 
all  the  phases  of  a  rustic  picnic,  1  am  ^reath'  mistaken. 
It  hail  all  the  essentials;  the  da}'  was  pleasant;  hi^"  bas- 
kets in  n'rcat  numbers  \Vere  to  be  seen  on  all  sides;  the 
sexes  were  just  fairly  i)roportioned,  with  the  female  ek;- 
ment  in  the  proper  majority  of  course.  Hlack  llies  and 
m()S(]uitoes  were  noii  cs/,  and  what  was  there  to  prexcnt 
(Mijoyment?  1  am  ^rcalK'  in  error  il,  before  ni^'htfall,  not 
more  than  one  tender  stor\-  was  told  beneath  the  shad\' 
pines   and    luMnlocks,    il    there   was    not    more    than   one  soft 


15^  //'////     /7v-/\/>i/    (f//(/    ('(umrn. 


promise,   one   ircniiilDiis   \\  hisixTcd   assciii,    one    I(iiiL;-(lr;a\ii 
siL;li    v\    lender    j».is->i()n." 

"  \'es,    \-es.    ihal's    firsl-rale,    ami     '.iii''lu\     inieresliivj." 

ilUel'I'tipled     I'"rel'e,     "1)111     \\  hefc    do    \()tir    laild-locked    saluior, 

come    in?" 

"  \\  e'll     ronie     lo     lh(in     sllorlK,"      i      replied. 

"  W  lien  we  reached  llle  slalioll  al  Le\\(\s  Island,  ihe 
lerniinns  ol  the  i-ailroail,  and  ihe  poini  ol  deparlure  lor 
the  Schoodlrs,  we  tonnd  the  iniscellaneous  crowd  thai  al- 
\\a\s  asseniMes  at  snch  ont-ol-ihe-wa\  places  lor  the  ai'rixal 
ol    the    ti'aln. 

"Anion^  the  laces  I  reco^ni/ed  \\\\  old  Indian  L;uiil<"s 
J'ltienne  Lewc\s,  Sol  Sepsis,  I'ete,  his  hrotllel',  .nul  others, 
who  greeted  us  heartils.  In  a  shoin  time  oin*  hi^L;'UL;'e 
was  remo\cd  Irom  the  cars  to  the  canoes  which  we  were 
lo  ha\'e,  and  as  soon  as  we  had  changed  our  clothes  al 
ihe  Itolel  lor  olhei's  heller  adajjled  lo  hu^h  lile,  \\c  joined 
om'  _iL,''iii(.les  al  the  shore,  and,  emharkini^-  in  the  hii'ches, 
were  soon  upon  th.e  watel's  ol  W'v^  L;ike,  the  lower  ol 
the    (hain. 

"Our  guides  were  old  Pete  .Sepsis,  one  of  the  mosl 
reliahle  Indians  on  ihe  lake,  and  Miu-liell  Lewcys,  llu? 
oldest  son  ol  lliien.ne,  a  L;'ood  canoem;m  and  a  hrsl-raU; 
all-round  man  lor  a  lishini;-  or  hunliuL;'  trip  in  ihal  section. 
M\-    (-ompanioiis,    who    were    a    little    ol    the    •  lii'ht- wei-'ht ' 


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ll'ith     ri\-Rod    (iiid    Ciiiiicra, 


order,  occupied  Sej)sis's  canoe,  wliile  1,  together  with  a 
*^reater  portion  i)t  the  inL;!L;a,L;'e,  made  a  i^^ood  loatl  for 
l.ewe\s's    l)irch. 

"Tile  I'assama(iu()tld\-  hirch  L;lides  o\-er  the  water  hke 
an  ('Li'L^shell,  and  with  a  sturd\  hand  at  tiie  padille  it  L^'oes 
willi  surprising'  swittness.  In  less  than  three-ijuarters  ol 
an  houi'  we  had  reached  Imhan  I'oint,  a  setth'ment  oi 
Inchans  \\\c  miles  al)o\e  the  island,  and  this  too  with  the 
canoes    loaded    well    down    with    ourseKcs    cuul    1  )aL;'L;aL;e. 

"This  settlement  comprised  some  h)ur  hundretl  souls. 
It  was  in  a  llourishin^'  condition,  had  a  school  house,  a 
priest  house,  or  chui'ch,  and  there  were  ahout  two  lum- 
ch'ed  acres  of  land  under  (nilti\ation,  ^rowiuL;  Imlian  (orn, 
potcitoes,  heans,  wheat,  oats  and  xc^ctahles,  in  lact  nearl) 
e\cr}lhin!.;'  L;'rown  on  northei"n  farms  except  Iruit,  the  sea- 
sons   heiiiL.',    too    shoin    for    its    successful    culture. 

"After  landing-  at  the  sc>ttlemeiU,  ;uid  inspectiuL;-  th(; 
\arious  improxcments,  spending;  a  short  half  hour,  we  re- 
turnetl    to    the    canoes. 

"The  passage  up  the  lake  was  charmiii^.  The  wintl 
was  hlowinu;'  fresh  and  a  considerable  sea  was  runniuij;' — in 
fact  I  almost  expecteil  oiice  or  twice  to  he  swamix'ci,  hut 
tile  frail  hirch  swam  huoyantly  oxer  the  waxes,  imi)eiled 
at  a  rapitl  rate  hy  the  i)owerful  strokes  ol  tln'  Indian's 
paildK:. 


Willi     l-lv-l\()(l    (11/(1    CdJi/rra. 


i6i 


"  The  iniiiicnsc  slrcich  ol"  uutci*  l;idcti  away  in  the 
dis-tant  hori/on,  wilh  hut  a  thin  strip  of  hills  h(;)()ncl. 
The  shores  of  the  lake  iire  L;ent;rall)'  rather  low,  not  hi.i;h 
nor  mountainous,  and  the  surrounding;'  countr\-  is  much 
more  le\'el  than  the  lake  countr)  in  ih.e  western  part  ol 
Maine    near    the     Ran^cle}     Lakes. 

"We  reached  the  outlet  of  the  Grand  Lake  Stream 
late  in  the  afternoon,  and  landiiiL;  our  ha^gam;,  m)-  com- 
panions husied  themselves  in  pitchiuL;'  the-  tcMit,  makiuL; 
b(;ds,  and  putting;'  on  the  camp  k(;ttle  and  [)Otato  pot  o\er 
tlu;  rousing-  tire,  which  was  soon  kindled  by  old  S(;psis. 
Lewe)s  and  I  re-entered  our  canoe  as  soon  as  I  had  !^;ot 
my  tackle  read),  and  he  poled  the  birch  out  into  the  ra- 
[jids  in  order  that  we  mij^ht  tr)-  the  land-locks.  W'lu-n 
we  were  in  a  i^ood  position,  I  bei;"an  casting-,  ami  in  a 
\-ery  shoi't  time  I  L;'ot  a  ristt,  rmd  rise  it  was  indecid,  for 
a  hand.iome  lish.  an  exact  counterpart  of  a  (grilse,  but  not 
so  lari^-e,  leaped  tiear  ol  the-  water,  ami  sei;ceil  m\'  tly  as 
1  was  lilliiiL'  it.  l'"ortun;ite!\'  m\'  line  was  strai''lu,  or  m\' 
tip    would    ha\<'    L^one. 

"In  an  instant  he  was  dartini;-  down  the  stream,  spin- 
riuL;  iU)  line  from  tin-  reel  with  a  speed  that  made  m\- 
nerx'es  tin;^le.  What  frantic  clforts  he  made  to  free  him- 
sell  ;  but  in  vain  ;  the  hook  was  securely  fastened,  ami  no 
leapin'j,    or    runniiiL:-    or    iumi)in''    would    a\ail    him.       After 


■^  I 


wi 


1 62  //////     Ily-Koii    ami    Caiiwra. 


plaxin--  iiii'ii  a  shoii  nine,  \\\v  laiulmi;'  ma  was  ])assr(.l 
iiiulci'  him,  ami  he  u.is  liticd  iiiio  ibr  caiioc.  Ii  was 
111)'  lii'sL  IinIi  ".it  llu;  season,  ami  A\hal  a  l)caiil\  he  was 
--a    miiiiaUii'i'    salmon    in    .-I'-iiost    cx'lt)'    ])arlicailai'. 

"In  a  shoi-L  linu:  1  sccurcil  inollici",  ami  with  ihcsc 
we  rclnrncu  to  i:ani|).  <  )li.l  .^rpsis  glanced  at  ihcm  ap- 
j)ro\inL;l\.  .•.ml  said,  '  dootl  hu  k ;  lish  niii^hly  skacc  li'dlc 
loo    car')'    tor    urn.' 

"The  !isli  w(.T(."  soon  fried,  and  sujjpcr  was  rcad\  ; 
ami  such  ;i  :ncal  as  we  ale!  Tiio  potatoes  and  lish  dls- 
ap|)earv:^d  as  II  li\  niaL^ii',  and  ihr  otiier  eomestililes  sul- 
ItM'ed    in    pi'oportion. 

"Alter  the  me.d  was  tlis|josed  ol,  1  climbed  the  hill 
al)o\-e  the  camp  to  take  a  view  of  th(;  scene.  h".\cry  stone, 
<\cr\'  tuft  of  L;rass,  '.■wxx  clump  ot  hushes  and  .i^i'oup  ol 
trees  looked  as  hmiiliar  ami  unaltei^ed  as  if  I  had  left 
them  luit  the  da\-  hcrloro.  It  almost  seemed  as  il  e\<'ry 
whisjua'  in  the  lea\"es  ol  the  tret'S  was  a  widcome  to  iiie, 
as  il  the\  were  saving;.  'W'r're  ^lad  to  see  you  onc-e  more 
up  hfre  in  the  wiKK:i'ness.'  Ilowi'vcr.  whether  they  were 
iL^lad  to  see  me  oi*  not,  I  was  happ\  to  he  once  more 
anions;    them    and    enjov     then'    j)leasant    company. 

"  W'e  awoke  next  morniuL;  at  daxhrcak,  and  alter  a 
turn  at  the  In-c.  lor  the  morniuL^s  were  alread)  (|uite  cool, 
we    enieri'd    till-    cmoc^    lor  ,i    \'a\^\   amon^'    the   ducks,    which 


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ll'itli     I'ly-Rthf    (ii/(/    Camcni. 


at  that  season  ol  the  \v.\\x  wv.w  \cr\  al)iiiulaiu  anion^'  the 
rccils  and  swales  on  \.\\v.  shoi'i-s,  and  at  the-  oullcls  ol  the 
small  ri\crs  and  streams  whieh  empl)'  into  the  lakes.  M) 
two  friends  slarteil  in  old  Sepsis's  eanoe,  while  1  IkkI  the 
yonm^cr    Imliai'i    to    nnst'lf. 

"The  ducks  most  abundant  weiH:  the  ilusk)-  or  Mack 
thick  (.h.'as  obscitra),  the  summer  duck,  the  L;'()ldcn-eyed 
duck,  sometimes  called  the  whistler,  antl  the  liooded  nu'r- 
i^anser.  They  wer(;  fully  featheretl,  and  allhoiiL^h  not  ex- 
tremetv  wihl,  still  wert^  hard  to  kill,  iKiuL:'  last  aiul  stron'-', 
and    !^x;ttinL;'    up    at    prctt}-    Ioul;-    ran^-e. 

"I  directetl  my  canoeman  to  steer  at  once  lor  the 
strc;am  called  LittUi  SiK'er  \)\  sportsmen,  antl  lK:h)re  \\v. 
reached  its  waters  we  heartl  the  ([uackin^-  of  th(;  black 
ducks  and  pratim^'  or  prattling'  of  the  summer  thicks,  in- 
dicatini;'  that  the  reports  of  my  frientls'  pieces  who  were 
busy  anions"  tin;  reetls  at  the  outlet,  hatl  wanietl  the  j^anit; 
that    the    enenu'    was    moxiiiL;. 

"in  a  few  minutes  we  were  silent!)'  L;lidinL;"  amon^" 
the  lil\'  patls  and  reetls  in  the  river,  antl  belore  we  had 
traversetl  twent\'  rotls  of  its  leiieth  tht;  low  'hist'  of  the 
liuliaii,  antl  his  whispereil  warniiii^'  that  tlu-re  was  'much 
duck  ahead'  showeil  mt'  that  the  moment  lor  action  had 
arri\'ed,      CockinL"'  both   h.unmers  ol    m\-  ''un.    I    s.ink   vlown 


Ol 


into    the    canoe    .anc    scan'i' 


the    w.itcr   ai'ound.    hut    not    a 


// '////    /•7\'-/\()(/    ami    Camera. 


i6s 


(luck    was    \isil)lc';     I     looked,    .uid    strained     iii\     e)es,    l)Ut 
wilhoiiL    success. 

"TluTe  was  my  L^uide,  anxious  and  deinonstratixc  at 
the  near  presei^^ct;  of  a  'heap  of  duik,'  while  I  was  as 
()l)li\i()us  ol  their  jjosiiion  as  a  blind  man.  '  NOu  no  see 
him  duck.'  Much  duck!  There,  nou  no  see  him  -one. 
two,  three.  man\  .•''  was  his  ea^cr  whispered  iiKpiir)-.  hut 
the    birds    were    still    in\isil)le. 

"."snortU',  as  \\v  silently  ino\cd  close  alon^  the  hank 
of  the  sti'eiuu.  I  saw  a  (juick  mox'emeiu  in  the  L;rass  a 
lon.i;'  gunshot  olf,  and  then  delected  the  crouchini^'  h)rms 
of    a    number    of    wood    ducks. 

"The  hulian,  when  he  foimd  that  1  h.id  sihmi  tin- 
birds,  relapst'd  into  his  usual  (piiet.  ,\wC{  ^ave  his  whole 
attention  to  their  movements  and  to  obtaining  a  nearer 
approach  to  them.  Silently  his  ])addle  mo\-ed  not  a  rip- 
pU\  not  a  bubble  showed  that  we  were  drawing'  near;  but 
plainer  i^rew  the  (uitlines  of  the  birds  aiuon^'  the  L;r;iss, 
plainer  tlu'  exciuisite  beautx'  ol  theii-  plumai^e,  tlu'ir  eU'- 
L;ance  of  form.  A  movement  amon^  them  the\'  huddleil 
close  down  and  were  for  a  moment  almost  inxisible.  ?\ow 
w.is  the  moment  to  poiu"  in  the  leaden  hail  amon^-  their 
iHuulicrs,  but  in  an  instant  it  passed,  and  the  ducks  with 
outcries  of  alai'iu  arose  in  one  Iuil',"  tlock,  ,md  with  swilt 
wiiiL;'    sped    across    tlu'    I'o^s. 


-i 


i66 


//'////     /'7v-/\()(/    ami    Camera. 


"  l»uL  all  of  llu'in  were  n<»L  successful  in  ihcir  llight, 
for  wilh  one.  harrci  I  cuL  down  a  line  drake,  whifh  fell 
into  the  river,  and  with  llu;  other  I  dropj)ed  two  more, 
wliich    fell    anior.g'    the    swale    and    niud    ol     the    hoj^s. 

"  Recharging  \\\\  gun,  1  picketl  up  in\-  game  with  m\ 
lancUng  net,  antl  we  continued  up  the  ri\er.  At  ev(,'ry 
few  rods  we  Hushed  small  llocks  of  ducks,  hut  the\'  had 
heen  alarmed  at  the  tiring  and  arose  always  l)e}ond  gun- 
shot. At  length,  as  we  were  drawing  near  to  the  <,'iul  of 
naxigahle  water,  the:  trees  and  underbrush  growing  up 
amoiv  the  swale,  the  Indian  paused  and  motioned  to  a 
clump  of  lily  pads  aiul  grass  hut  a  tew  rotls  from  the 
canoe.  1  carefull)'  scanned  the  spot,  Init,  saving  a  slight 
ripi)le,  could  detect  nothing.  Keeping  perfectl)-  motion- 
less and  closely  watching,  at  length  we  caught  a  glimpse 
of  a  duck,  as  it  appeared,  and  in  an  instant  it  was  gone 
henealh    the    surface. 

"  LeweNs  could  not  understand  it.  'Where  he  gone.-'' 
he  whis[)ere(l ;  'he  here  a  minute,  den  gone.'  What  the 
l)ird  was  that  dived  so  (piickly  from  sight  I  knew  at  once, 
the  habits  of  the  grebe  being  familiar  to  me,  but  'Little 
Indian.'  as  we  called  Leweys  (  to  distinguish  him  from 
.Sepsis,  whom  w('  calleil  'Big  Indian'),  was  not  satisfied, 
and  would  not  beliexe  that  it  was  not  a  duck  adopting 
this,    to   him,    noNcl    mode   of  esca[)c-,    and    1    was   obliged   to 


'~J 


iSb^. 


VKmAdi 


rh^^i 


168 


//y///    I'lv-Roii    and    Camcni. 


sliooi  ihc  l)ii(l  to  show  ihai  I  was  x'v^w.  in  iny  declaration 
of  its  iilciuii). 

"Al  tile  rcpori  ol  111)  ^uii  it  scciiU'd  as  if  the  whole 
nicatlow  was  ihaii^cd  to  a  swarm  of  ducks  in  all  direc- 
tions the)  arose  in  cloiuls,  ami  the;  hcaliiiL;  of  their  winij^s 
and  '.iM'ir  loud  cries  lor  an  instant  deprived  me  of  the 
'  vr  ol  action;  hut  (juickly  !  seU-cted  a  thiik  hunch  and 
S'  \  i.ii.tn'^  it  the  contents  of  m\'  second  harrt-l.  '1  hree 
fi'll,  a  hiack  tluck  and  two  whistlers;  one  of  the  latter 
winL;cd  and  c()nse([uentl\  ahle  to  escape,  which  he  ulti- 
mateU'  tlid,  taking'  co\  ert  in  the  suale.  This  was  not  the 
oidy  hii'd  that  we  lost  on  the  1>o_l;s  during  our  trip,  hut 
owiiiL;'  to  the  treacherous  character  ol  the  mud  we  c(juld 
not  walk  uj)on  it;  the;  whole  surlace  undidatiid  at  exery 
step,  and  if  we  for  an  instant  paused  wc;  felt  ourselves 
sinking.  If  one  hreaks  lliroui^h  the  upper  surlace,  down 
he    L^oes,    out    of    si^ht    in    an    instant. 

"I  hi;  formation  ol  these  1)ol;s  is  well  known.  The 
streams  and  rixx.'rs  hrin^'  down  duriuL;  their  spring-  rise  or 
freshet  \ast  (piantities  of  alhi\ial  matter.  While  the\"  are 
runniiiL;'  a  deposit  is  prex'ented  from  forming,  hut  as  soon 
as  ihe\-  reach  the  still  waters  of  the  lake;  their  motion 
is  arrested,  the  alhuium  sinks  to  the  holtoni,  increases 
and  extends,  and  gradually  hecomes  lirmer  and  lirmer. 
At    len''th    it    rises   out    of   the    water,    and    at    once    hecomes 


//'////    I'ly-Rod    ainf    Caiiicm. 


169 


tin-  r(jc('|)l;iclc  for  the  myriads  of  seeds  ol  grasses  and 
other  phiiUs  which  are  carried  fi-oiii  phic*  to  plaic  on  the 
wind. 

'•  1  have  in  niy  mind  one  ol  tiiesi'  I)o,l;s.  situated  .U 
the  mouth  of  a  hu'L;'e  ri\er  which  empties  into  .1  hike, 
which  extends  on  hoth  sides  ol  the  ri\'er  Ic'  a  width  ol 
at  least  hah  a  mile  to  a  distance  ol  two  miles  Irom  the 
outlet.  ll  will  he  seen  that  the  ri\er  must  ha\c  heen  lor 
ai^c's    making'    so    \a  .         deposit. 

"We  pickeil  I,  •  oil"  birds  as  soon  as  I  recharL^cd  my 
L;un,  and  starteiJ  on  our  return  to  camp.  We  i^ol  no  more 
shots  on  our  passai^c  hack,  although  w<.:  saw  an  .ihundance 
of  14am e ;  't  was  thorouL;hK'  alarmeil  and  kepi  at  .1  safe 
distance. 

"Our  companions,  who  had  had  lair  success,  were  in 
camp  ht'fore  us,  and  hreaklast  was  already  far  in  course 
of  preparation  .Soon  the  delicious  \iands  were  served, 
and  with  appetit(.;s  sharpened  hy  our  early  hunt,  we  fell 
to,  and  although  an  al)undance  was  provided,  wc-  lelt  noth- 
iiiL;  hut  the  hones  of  ducks  and  tish  when  we  arose  from 
the    table. 

".\i  ahout  nine  o'clock  wc  hroke  camp,  and  packing 
our  lu^j^ai^'e.  started  o\er  the  three-mile  iarr\-  lor  the  dam 
at  the  outlet  of  drand  Lake,  at  whic:h  place  wc  arrived 
with    all    our   trajjs,    and    a    line    hunch    of    rulled   ^^roiisc    in 


I70 


//'////     I'ly-Rihi    (I lid    ('(iiiicra. 


our  si'inic  ItiiLis,  wliiih  uc  sliol  while  makiiiL:  llic  iJortaLic.'. 
I  he  dam  was  a  slrucLun,'  t>l  lu.'.u)  liinher,  ercclcil  I))' 
the  hiiiihcr  i:()iii|)aiiifs  across  the  outlet  ot  (Irand  l.ake 
lor  the  purpose  ol  raisiii!^  the  water  in  llie  hike  in  the 
spring,  anil  li\  its  ai  lunuilation  expedite  the  'tlriving'  ol 
the  1o_l;s  to  the  mills  lar  Ixlow.  ()l  lourse  the  immense 
\olume  ol  water  which  rushed  throuL;h  the  stream  wore 
out  a  roiii^h  and  rocky  channel,  and  the  boulders  and  deep 
(.'tlilies   hi'hind    them    were    numerous. 

•'At  this  localit)  ^real  numherN  ol  l.uul-locked  salmon 
were  tound,  ami  the  hest  lishiiiL;  was  there  counted  on 
while  tlu'  season  lasieil.  It  is  all  chan^i'il  now,  .uid  where 
we  then  |)ilched  our  tent  with  no  otlur  human  habitation 
near,  st.uuls,  as  1  saiil  helore.  an  immense  lamiei'\,  and  a 
xilhii^e    has    sprung;    up    on    ■ach    side    ol    the    rixcr. 

"It  took  liui  lilth  time  to  put  our  new  camj)  in 
ortler,  and  a>  threateniiiL;  tlouiU  he!.;an  to  arise,  wi:  hast- 
ened to  proxide  ajj^ainst  the  rigors  ol  a  possihl)  Ioul^ 
storm.  The  Indians  he^an  to  ^et  together  a  oood  (|iian- 
tit\  ol  hrewood,  and  I  ami  m\-  two  friends  took  oiu'  rods 
and  started  lor  the  stream  to  secure  a  gootl  sup[)l)'  ol 
lish. 

"  I  riL;L;cd  a  strong'  leader  with  two  Hies  and  made  a 
cast  oxer  a  deep  hole  just  helow  the  d.mi.  In  an  in- 
stant    1    was    last    to    a    splendid    salmon.        llu'    tremor   of 


//■////     /7v-/\(>(/    (///(/    Cniiicm. 


171 


cxcilciiicm  whiili  iilway.  sci/cs  ihc  lishcnnaii  \\li«ii  he 
liiuls  luinsclf  opposed  lo  a  strong;  li-^li  raiiic  lo  inc,  l)iit 
it  passed  in  a  inoineni.  lor  I  fell  lliaL  I  siioidd  ha\f  all 
I  could  attend  to  in  that  powerlul  stream.  With  a  wild 
dart  the  salmon  struck  lor  the  rapids;  my  lackli'  was  not 
he.i\  \  enouL^h  to  restrain  him,  lor  1  was  iisini^  a  li,L;lu 
sin'de-haniled  rod  .uul  an  ordinar\  trout  lim  ol  .ihoul 
lift)     yards    in    length. 

"  1  )o\\  n  the  stream  m\  lish  started,  and  I  lollowed 
I,,  the  hesi  of  my  ahilil}.  I'eelini^  m>  \\.i>  cautiously 
()\cr  the  slipper}  stones,  I  was  soon  in  .ilmut  three  led 
of  water  and  .^oinL;  .it  my  hesi  pace.  1  hose  who  ha\c 
never  had  the  experience  ha\e  no  idea  ol  the  lorce  of 
the  water  in  sucli  a  ri\i'r.  As  one  wades  amon^-  rocks 
and  stones,  throui^h  pools  and  .uro  >  deceitliil  eddies,  ihc 
water  sometimes  rises  o\cr  the  waist,  cold,  pressin:^'  against 
one  with  almost  resistless  power.  The  initiated  know  ot 
all  the  strength,  all  the  courai4<',  all  the  caution,  that  must 
1)(;  called  upon.  Such  a  situation  is  in  itsell  exhilar.itiiiL,^ 
and  excitim;,  hut  add  to  it  the  thrilliuL;'  rush  of  a  lari^c 
lish,  the  feints,  the  leaps,  the  dexterous  power  \\iih  which 
he  avails  himself  at  (ner)  turn,  and  the  skill  and  judi;- 
meiit  that  mu't  he  exercised  iri  oi'der  to  suhjui^ate  him, 
and    one   has  an   experience   such   as   nolhiuL;   else   can    oiler. 

"'lhi-ouL;h    the    rapids    I    lollowi'il    m\    salmon,    stead) - 


Ml!i 


//'////     /'7v~/\()i/    tiiiii    {'(inicra. 


\\v^  ni)si.;ir  uiih  111)-  left  hand  as  Iji.sL  I  could  with  llu- 
liandlc  ol  in\-  laiidiiiL;  net,  and  holding-  ni)-  rod  well  up 
in  111)-  ri-lil,  M)-  line  was  ncarl)'  (■xliaiislcd  when  tin: 
lish  rcaclicd  the  pool,  but  1  slill  had  cnoui^h  left  for  ;ui 
iMncrj^cnc)-.  The  fish  as  soon  as  \\v.  arri\-t'd  at  llu:  (piit-t 
waters  sank  to  ilic  bottom.  I  approached  him  rapidly, 
and  rcfliiiL;  in  ni)-  line  with  the  utmost  expedition,  soon 
had  hut  ten  or  fifteen  Nards  out.  CiivinLr  a  lift  with  the 
rod  I  essayed  to  ino\-e  him,  hut  for  a  few  seconds  he 
would  not  stir.  At  length  he  ruslud  to  the  surf.iee  ami 
jumped  clear  of  tlu;  water  si.'veral  feel,  repeating"  his  leap 
three  times  in  a  twinkliiiL;.  lie  then  showed  si^-ns  of 
fatii^ue,  and  in  .i  \-(.:r)-  short  tiiiu;  he-  turned  on  his  side 
and  1  had  him  in  iin-  landing;-  net.  It  was  a  \(:r\-  haiul- 
some  hsh  ami  the  hu'gest  1  had  )-et  taken  of  that  species, 
its    weight    hein^;    about    four    pounds. 

"AdjustiUi^     111)      Uukle,      i     relunied     lo     the     upper     |io()|, 

and  in  a  \<m-)-  short  lime  was  pl;i)in.L',  aiiolher  lar^e  lisji. 
In  .1  few  minules  he  seemed  exhausted,  and  i  reeled  him 
in  111  wilhiii  loui-  h'ci  ol  m\-  nei,  when  wiiji  a  sudden 
and  most  uiuxpeeled  rush  he  broke  ihe  leader  ncu"  the 
|>oinl  al  which  il  was  allached  lo  the  Hue  a\\<\  daried 
across  ihe  |)ool.  a  Il\-  in  his  nioulh  and  .uioili<-r  iraih'ii"- 
on  tiehind  him.  .\lmost  imme(halel\  another  fish  seized 
ihe    h'ee    ll\,    and    ihe    commoiion    ihe\     raised    imisi 


ia\-(; 


'74 


//'////     /'/v-k'od    (ii//</    CniiKni. 


l)ccn  siarllin^  to  their  \w\\\\  hroilu'i's  aroiiiul  ihcin.  I  )ai'l- 
ini^-  al)()iil  in  the  waUr,  and  iunipiiiL;  sometimes  scvcmmI 
leel  clear  troni  it,  they  li'ieil  to  rid  ilieir  mouths  ol  the; 
hook-^,  l)iit  the\  lound  ii  impossible,  and  soon  they  dis- 
appeared down  the  stream,  jumping  and  s[)lashinL;'  in  a 
most    e\traordinar\     mannei'. 

"  1  soon  n^'L^cd  a  new  cast,  hut  confined  nnsell  then 
and  there. liter  to  a  sin;^le  ll\.  I  had  ;^i'eat  sport,  lor  in 
less  than  an  liour  1  had  six  heaulilul  lish.  '  1'". nou^h  is 
as  i^ood  as  a  least.'  I  leathered  \\\i  m\  trophies  and  re- 
turned to  camp.  .\l\  Iriends  had  met  with  ^ratilxin^  suc- 
cess, and  we  IkuI  an  ample  provision  lor  stornu  weather 
if  it  shouM  chance  to  come.  Xotw  itlistandini;'  the  ihreal- 
eniuL^  si^ns  the  storm  did  not  come,  .uid  tlie  next  d\\' 
dawned    hri^hl    and    laii'. 

'•.\tter  lireakl.isi  we  |).icked  up  and  started  lor  lh<' 
upjxM"  lakes.  i'or  a  ;_;reate)"  part  ol  its  area  (o'and  Lake 
is  \cr\  deep,  sometimes  as  much  as  one  or  two  hundred 
leet.  In  the  solitude  ol  these  de|)ths,  liehind  \\\VJi^v  rocks 
in  sunshinx  da\s,  w.iitiuL;  l<>i'  the  shadows  ol  evening;  to 
tempi  them  Irom  their  i'elreats,  !a_\  the  huL^c  spotted  lake 
trout,  tailed  1»\  the  lishermen  and  Indians  •lo'^ue."  1  he\' 
ai'e  ol  an  average  weiL^ht  ol  ten  poiuuU,  hut  olten  run 
up  to  t\\cnt\-  or  twenl\-h\c.  ( 'lenei'all)  lhe\  will  not  take 
the    ll\.    l)ut    will     sometimes    bite    al    a    s[)oon    or    spinner 


/A 


//'////     /■7v-/\<>i/    (i/i(/    ('(iii/rnt.  I 


/.-» 


such  as  ihc  pickerel  tishernien  in  Massaeluiselt^  generally 
use.  W  Inn  we  had  lairix'  l^hi  dut  in  the  lake.  I.ewcys 
adxised  nie  lo  throw  oiii  a  spoon  tastciicd  to  a  Iohl;  line. 
I  look  ni\'  hass  line,  ol  stout  luMided  silk,  and  making 
last  a  spoon  let  it  trail  out  h)ri\'  \  ards  hcliind  the  c.inoe. 
Soon  1  tell  a  hea\  \  Iiil;,  and  hanlin^  in  hand  o\er  h.nuk 
as  we  do  in  hhielishini^  oil  Nanlue'set.  I  ni  a  short  linK,- 
had  m\  lish  aloni^side  the  canoe.  It  was  a  Schoodic  sal- 
n.ion,  not  a  loi^iie.  and  the  Indian  expressed  his  surprise; 
al  L;'eltin^'  him  with  the  spoon,  it  heiiiL;'  the  lirsL  occur- 
rence   ol    the    kind    in    his    (•\p(rienc<'. 

"  I  laulin^'  him  in,  I  liirew  m\  line  o\ei-  ai^ain,  and  ii 
trailed  aloni^  hehind  the  I'anoe.  I.ewc\s  paddling;  al  ahouL 
hall  speed.  .Soon  I  hooked  another  and  another;  and  as 
the  lake  seemed  alive  with  this  tish  and  the  tOL;'Ue  would 
not    \n\.v.    1    ^axc    it    up    and    hauled    in    m\     line. 

"Makiiii^  nnsell  as  comloi'tahle  as  possihle,  wilh  the 
holtoni  ol  the  canoe  lor  a  scat  ,uid  th<'  'hai'd-lack'  hox 
lor  a  supjiort  lor  m\  hack,  I  soon  s.mk  into  that  dream\' 
hin^uor  that  one  always  expei'iences  when  mo\  inu;  oxer 
ihe  water,  the  ripples  jini^hnL;'  soltly  alonu;'  tiie  sides  e't 
the  hinh,  and  the  nv'.siu'ed  stroke  ol  the  paddle  markiiiLi' 
with  monotonous  precision  the  ^pecd  and  pro!_;ress  that 
one  is  making;.  And  what  can  he  more  delicious?  I  he 
hlue   sk\,   relk:cted    l)\    the   surl.ice   ol    the   lake,    thai    mirrors 


M  /I 


I'jC^  //'////     /'Vv-/\\)t/    (///(/    Camera. 


wiih  the  precision  of  ^lass  the  llcc(-\-  clouds  passim^-  al)()\c 
it,  somciiiiics  ol  a  milky  uhilrncss,  tlini  hulT,  cr-'ani  color 
or  purple,  as  ihe  ra\s  of  the  sun  fall  u|)()n  their  ^reati'r 
or  less  (leiisily:  the  siiioolhly  iiio\  in^'  i:aiioe ;  the  ^ciuic; 
breeze,  laden  with  the  aronia  of  the  woods,  and  '^^ixin'.i  a 
health  and  vi^or  that  i^  wonderful;  and  to  these  add  ihe 
wild  hnntinL;  stories  ol  an  Indian  L;"uide.  the  narration  of 
wonderful  encounters  with  the  wild  deni/ens  of  the  for<'st, 
or  accoinits  ol  successlul  trapping'  excursions  aua\'  on  the; 
Aroostook  and  St.  Johns  |\i\cr  countrw  alternating-  with 
scraps  ol  Nont;  or  melody  hummed  to  the  accompaniment 
ot     the    paddle's    strok<'." 

I  hat  s    pretty    ^ood,"    said     h'rere,    hut    a    little    more 
tish    and     less    I'hapsody     would     he     just    as    .icceptahle." 

I'rere    was    ;i.    \cr\-    practical    fellow. 

The    ^uiiles    l.iUL;heil. 

•'.Ml  riidu,"  I  replied.  "I  thou-hl  \<ui  wanted  a  Ioiil; 
stor\-." 

"As  loti^-  .a-,  you  like."  saiil  i'rere,  "l>ui  please  leave 
out  most  ol  the  poetry:  we  want  hard  facts  up  here  in 
the     woods." 

"Will,"  s.aid  I,  resumini;-  my  story,  "our  passai^c  up 
the  lake  was  without  further  incident,  and  we  arrived  at 
the  mouth  ol  a  heaaitilul  river  called  |unior  .Stream  about 
noon.       Alter  we   had    h.ul    our   dinner   we    left   our   lu"L'aL'e 


//'////       /•'/]'- /\(>(/     (l//(i/      ('(I  INC  I'd. 


I  I 


on 


th 


(■  siiorc 


iiul    i-c-cinl)arkc(l   tor  a   short   \isii   lo   a   snial 


|)oiicl    called    '  Liulc     Lake'    "  Muddy     Lake'    clc.,    in    which 


Ih 


pickerel    ol    lar^'e    size    were    al)i!iulaiu.        I  Ins    pond    is   mUi- 
aled    al    the    head    ol    (iraiul    Lake,    and    is   reached    throu''h 


a    small    stream    that    empties    into    the    latter, 


he    wate 


n    this    |)oii<l    is    \\arm,    th 


'Id 


e     hottom      hell 


imicl    and    sand 


ie  pickerel  do  not  pass  into  (irand  Lake  in  ,in\'  luim 
hers,  its  water  heini,;  cold  .and  ikie  hottom  heidL;  rock\' 
and    the   shores   Iree   Irom    reeds   and    other   acpialic    herha^c 


that    this    lish    lo\cs    to    inhal-i 


I    do    not    wish    to    I 


»e    un- 


derstood   tliat    I    lishcd    lor    the    pitkerel    hecause    1    wanted 
them    lor    lood,    tor    to    my    taste    pickerel    are    amon^:'    the 


most    insinid    ot    lish. 


)iit    the    sport    that    one   can    'jet    m 


[ood     pickerel     lishiiiL;'    is    not     despii:al)le,    and     I     hold     that 
I    is  doinu;    the    lish    posterity  a    henetii    to   destroy   as   many 


ol     these    '  tresh-wat(r    sh.irks'    as    possible 


Alt 


er   a   s 


hort 


halt    hour's    paddle    up    the    lake    and    stream,    during-    which 


1     shot    a    pair    ol 


)li;c  -  \\in''cd     leal    and    a    pair    ot 


ilucks,    we    entered    tile    waters    ot    the    poiv. 


At 


i)iac 


ancc 


one  could  tell  that  pickerel  were  there,  loi"  tile  shores 
were  low  and  marsln,  .uul  almost  the  whole  surlace  ot 
the    water    was    coxcred    with    lil\     pads    and    reeds. 

"  I  akiiiL;   a   siiort.    stroiiL:    tip    tor   m\    rod,    .md   a   stout 
line,    to    which    was    lasteiucl    a    spinner,    I     threw    out,    and 


in    an    instant    was    last    to   a    lish    that    made    the    water    Ik 


178 


///'///     l'l\'-l\oa     mm     CiUhcrn. 


like  a  ri\cr  liorsc  wlicn  lie  striu:';.  (ii\-in^'  'liin  a  sharp 
|)ull  I  started  him,  ami  Icttint.';  hini  laiii  a  short  (Hstaiicc 
cNlx'ctcd  he  would  |)la\',  l)iit  there  is  as  imicli  ol  hie  in 
a  1(»l;"  as  there  is  in  a  pickc  rel  until  \()u  L;ct  him  in  the 
hoat ;  \\v,  reserves  all  his  enen-ies  until  it  is  tc^o  late  to 
exercise  them,  when  the  iuss  he  kleks  u])  is  terrible.  So 
with  this  fish  —he  kept  cpilet  in  the  water.  Alter  waitiiii^- 
a  reasonable  time  1  commeiu'ed  reeliiiL;-  him  in.  I  ^ot 
him  close  to  the  canoe,  and  '  can  coni[)ar(;  the  wretch 
to  nothiiiL;'  hut  a  lon^;'  l)lack  Iol;'  or  sn;i,;".  As  soon  as 
he  L;(>t  nt'ar  the  canoe  he  percei\-ed  his  danger  and  tr!;'d 
to  hack  out,  and  reailil)-  towed  us  a  few  yards  through 
the  lily  pads  and  i-eeds  helore  I  L;()t  Ivsn  in.  lie  was 
a    spU'iulid    lish    and    wouKl    weii^h    at    least    ten    pounds. 

'■  Lewe)s  took  him  li'om  the  hook,  and  in  so  doin^- 
opened  his  j.iws,  and  lhe\  were  cax'erno'.is.  '  Jehoshaphat  I ' 
said  the  indi.ni,  .i  favorite  expression  el  his  to  sii;nif\' 
wonder  or  astoni-h  '-it,  'what  a  mouth  I  These  dexils 
kill  more  \oun!4"  d^i-'.  ■;  than  a  lew  in  a  summer.  I  low 
Ml;'  would  a  N'oun^;'  din-k  look  in  that?'  said  he.  stretch- 
iuL;'  his  mouth  li'om  lar  to  ear.  'Ah  :  you  \illian,'  said 
he.  ta[)i)ini^'  the  tish  oxer  the  head,  'you  wouKl  eat  one 
ol    yoiu"    youui^-    ones    as    (piick    as    an\'thine-    else.' 

"  When  1  assured  him  that  in  the  .States  and  else- 
where   j)ickerel    were   considered    a    nice    fish    on    the    tahk;, 


//'/"///     I-r^-Rod    a  ltd     Ci'u'.r"a. 


^79 


\\(i  turned  u])  his  nose  in  dis^usl,  said  tlv  y  \\v\-\\  not  Ik 
for  food,  for,  'they  <-'at  cxcrylhinL;'  —  srutkcs.  inici',  fish, 
ev(;r)' tiling;-  and  anylhini^-;  nou  wouldn't  caic!!  an  Indian 
catino'    one.' 

"  ThrowinL;'  over  my  line  a^^ain  1  was  soon  fast  to 
anoth(-'r  monster,  and,  hauliuL:,-  him  in,  caui;lu  anotlier  antl 
another,  until  1  u;<'t  tired  of  the  sport,  for  jjickerel  tish- 
iiiL,^  soon  palls  on  one.  1  hen  I  |)ulled  in  m\  line,  reeletl 
up,    and    \\(\    lelt    lor   Junior    Stream. 

"(iraeious,  how  the  wind  Mew  when  we  l;(»1  out  into 
the  lake  I  lu'er\  |)ulf  sein  the  waxes  (hiNhin^  o\<'r  our 
canoct's  prow,  and  Lewe\s  lileralK'  had  his  hands  lull  to 
keep  his  course.  M  \-  Iriends  in  old  .Sepsis's  canoe  Ufi'e 
hu}4'_i;'in_Li'  the  shore,  while  uc  kepi  out  iri  'die  lake.  Poor 
'Little  Indian,'  as  we  called  Mitchell,  '^iraiiv  t!  e\cr)  nerxc, 
but  could  h.u'dl)'  .i_;ain  .v  loot  lor  a  |)addl<:  strok'\  .\t 
last,  to  help  him,  in  lieu  o|  ,i  p,i  dU',  !  seized  a  tryiuLf 
pan  with  a  lon^  handle,  and  di  ■  la^'  \i  into  the  water, 
'  ho\"e  to'  wuh  a  will.  W  In  tlui-  I  i  ■Ipcii  oi-  not  is  douht- 
lul,  l:ut  1  kept  our  cM'alt  in  decent  sl'^ra^'e  was,  and  it 
seemed  to  me  that  wc;  worked  alou^;'  ,i  little  lastc  r.  Al 
leiiL^th  we  reached  the  point  of  land  aL;ain  at  the  mou!/. 
of  (unior  Stream,  and,  pitchim^  our  tent,  wc  soor.  had 
(werxthin^-    comlorlahle    for    a    nii;ht'->    sleep, 

"  l)\    the    time    camj)    was    ready,    supper   was    in   a   lair 


I 


i8o 


//'////     /7v-/\(}(/    (///(/    Cunirra. 


\\<\\  of  cooking,  aiul  the  spuUcr  ol  li"\in;^  jiork  and  lish, 
aiul  iiH-ri')'  sii\L;inL;'  ot  llu'  lea  kclik'.  and  huMtliiiL;  <»!  koil- 
inL;  rice,  U-ni  their  charms  to  the  li\cl\  scene.  In  acKhlioii 
lo  ihesc'.  helore  the  hre  was  hakin^'  a  hu^c  |()linn\cak(.', 
antl  1  niusl  say  that  in  the  preparation  ol  tliis  echhle  the 
liulian  e-xcels.  I  lie  meal  is  made  into  a  thick  hatter  with 
colli  walei'  and  a  little  salt  if  mixed  with  warm  water  it 
is  called  Charlexcake  moulded  a^^ainsi  a  smooth  hoard 
anil    exposed     to     the     heat     of     the     hre. 

"As  I  watched  old  .Sepsis  pi'epare  this  simple  hread, 
1  could  not  hut  admire  the  cai'e  and  patience  with  which 
he  cooked  it  hetore  a  lu'e  hot  enough  to  I'oast  an  o.\. 
If  the  heat  was  loo  strong'  the  position  ol  the  hread  was 
shifted;  il  ashes  accumulated  under  the  hoard  it  was  raised 
on  a  lew  pieces  ol  hark  nr  chips.  II  the  smoke  hlew  to- 
ward it,  its  position  was  changed  ;  and  when  the  upper 
surface  had  attained  the  riih  yellow-hrow n  that  all  i^ood 
lohrmNcake  shouKl  ha\'e,  carefully  the  old  iellow  thrust 
his  sharp  huntim^'  knite  heneath  it  and  liiied  it  Imm  its 
simple  o\c-n,  and  turiied  it.  in  order  that  the  under  sur- 
face niiL;ht  recei\'e  its  proper  deL;i'<'<'  <'l  heat.  \  erily,  the 
Indian  is  the  child  ol  expedients,  and  with  the  lewest  ma- 
tcriais  can  arrive  at  the  greatest  possihle  i"esults.  All  I 
can  sa\-  of  that  |ohnn\cake  is  that  it,  and  many  oiiiers, 
art'    amonj^'    the    pleasant    rememhrances    ol    our    trip. 


^^ 


182 


IVitli    I'lv-l\(hi    and    Can  I  era. 


"Sii|}j)cr  over,  and  after  an  hour  spent  around  the 
canii)  lu'e  willi  stories  and  Killickinnick,  we  turned  in  for 
>    i^ood    niLjIu's    rest. 

"I'he  next  ni()rninL';'s  sunrist:  surprised  lis  beneath  our 
bhmkets.  Amazed  at  our  indolence  we  sprang  to  our  feet, 
and  in  a  few  moments  the  camij  fire  was  roarinsi;  ri«'ht 
merrily. 

"After  breakfast  we  (piickly  struck  the  tent,  packed 
everything  snugly  in  the  canoe  and  commenced  the  ascent 
of  Junior  Stream  for  Junior  Lake  at  its  heatl.  Our  pas- 
sage up  the  stream  was  without  inciik;nt  of  note.  The 
river  is  a  beautiful  one,  one  of  the  most  romantic  streams 
that  I  ever  saw.  The  shores  are  mostly  co\ered  with 
alders  and  maples,  which  as  we  passed  them  were  just 
putting  on  their  brilliant  autumn  colors,  lending  a  warmth 
and  beaul\'  to  the  scene  that  was  indescribal)l\'  ma'-nili- 
cent.  The  clear,  cokl  water  passed  over  a  bottom  of  sand 
aiul  pebbles;  m)riads  of  fish  were  darting  about,  plainly 
visible  through  the  limpid  stream ;  chubs,  dace  and  small 
salmon  were  the  only  varieties,  and  we  looked  in  \;\in 
for  the  spotted  trout  which  we  had  come  here  [jurposely 
to   catch,   this  being  a  celebrated   locality   for  that  variety. 

"It  was  near  sundown  when  we  reached  the  ra[)ids 
where  the  trout  usually  are  taken  in  the  greatest  abund- 
ance;   here    we    repeatedly    cast    every    variety    of    lly,    but 


/^////    J'/y-/\'<ii/    ami    Caiiicm. 


'83 


not  ;i  rise  did  \vc«L,a't.  After  many  persistent  efforts  we 
were  at  last  ()bli«,anl  to  desist,  the  trout  beins^;  evidently 
•off-hsh; 

"We  went  ashore  ahtne  the  rapitls,  where  we  found 
an  old  hark  camp;'''  here  \\v.  concluded  to  pass  the  nii^ht, 
and  soon  we  had  made  everything  comfortable.  it  was 
fortunate  that  we  took  uj)  our  (piarters  in  this  camp,  for 
the  heavy  rain  storm  which  came  up  in  lli.;  ni_L;ht  would 
have  most  ihoroui^hly  drenched  us  if  we  had  depended 
on    our    tent. 

"  W'c  hatl  noticed  on  the  walls  of  our  bark  camj)  the 
marks  of  porcupine  teeth,  and  as  we  lay  on  our  beds  of 
fragrant  hemlock  boughs,  listening  to  the  pattering  of  the 


■■'  A  ilcsLiiplioii  of  a  bark  camp  ami  the  mcthorl  of  its  construction  will,  per- 
haps, not  1)0  unintcrcstin;,;-  here.  June  is  the  best  month  for  iniiiilini;  such  a  camp, 
anil  Iiiilian  hunters  and  tishermen  who  desijjn  passing;  a  part  of  the  season  on  the 
lakes  contrive  to  peel  their  bark  and  build  their  camp  in  this  month.  In  peeling 
a  large  tree  the  operator  stands  on  a  Ion-  op  other  object  suHiciently  hi^di  to  raise 
him  from  the  j^nound  a  foot  or  two,  ami  uith  a  sharp  a.\e  cuts  tlie  bark  through 
to  the  wooil,  as  hij;h  as  he  can  reach:  lie  then  makes  a  similar  incision  around  the 
tree  near  the  ground,  and  then  cuts  or  splits  the  bark  ilown  from  one  girdle  to  the 
other.  i'ushing  in  the  blai'.-  'jf  the  .-ivc  dou!!  i:--side  the  perpendicular  cut,  lie  piu- 
ceeds  lo  prv  up  the  bark  for  its  whole  length.  In  a  sliorl  time  it  is  separated 
from  the  tree  for  half  of  its  whole  circumference,  when,  if  the  tnmk  is  la.ge,  it 
is  cut  olT,  and  the  other  half  is  peeled  away  in  another  piece.  These  strips  are 
laiil  on  the  ground,  if  a  level  rock  is  not  near,  and  presseil  out  llat — the  pieces 
being  laid  across  eac!i  other  in  alternate  h.wrs.  In  a  few  days  they  are  dry  enough 
to  retain  their  ll.it  form,  when  they  are  ready  to  be  used  in  the  construction  of 
the    camp. 

This    is    begun   by  driving  into  the  earth,   .it    i  tlislance  of  about  eight   feet  apart, 


1 84  //'/■///    /•/}'- Rod   and    Caincm. 


ram  mi  \\v  I'ool,  \\c  (liscusscil  ihr  h.i'i)ils  of  ihc  Irctfiil 
Ixasi.  I  lold  Sc|)^is  ihal  in  liooks  we  oltcii  sec  stalc- 
nitiils  inailc  ih.il  the  pore  iipiiic  has  ihc  h,il)it  i»(  dctach- 
iiiL;  its  (|iiills  and  I'xcn  ihrouinL;  ihmi  at  its  .uK'Tsarics 
when  allarkcd.  Sol  laii^lud  (|ui(il)',  said  llial  'Ixxil.  ctcn 
wrillcn  l)\'  people  don'l  know  wh.ii  so.'  Anions  ni,in\  in- 
lerestinL;  acconnts  ol  ihe  hahils  of  ilie  porcupine  whiih 
he    '^A\v    Us    was    this: 

■■  'A  pari)  ol  Us,  nun  .md  scpiaws,  had  been  on  the 
nioinilain  yonder  a  \\(ck  or  two  sUL^.irini,;.  We  h.id  prell\- 
L^ood  huk,  I  l;oL  se\en  hundred  pounik  ni\  sh.u'e.  W  ell, 
So],  my  iii'other,  liad  ordc  for  a  hari'el  o(  s\rup,  which 
he  had  ^ot  all  read\'  lo  lake  ddwn  to  l.e\\c\s  Isl.md  ; 
liui    one   niL;lu   a   porc'pine    l;(>1    .u    the    harrel,    <;na\\cd    hole 

Inlir  -.|(,|ii  ..takr-,  liiikid  .il  tliiir  viiiK  lil  ■.■ii.ili  liro  .ire  imt  Iminil  ,L;ri'uiii;;  -iit- 
li<itnll\  iH.ir  lii;,;cilu  r  !.■  .ui^wit  Inr  <iiiiiir  |iiisui.  r«ii  nl  llu'sc  l.itli-r  .ire  .iliniit 
h\f  Icii  ill  liii'^^lil.  llic  ipllnr>  .ilidiil  ~r\iii,  wliicli  '^^Ims  ihr  |)rii|)ir  mclin.il inn  nr 
pilili  I"  tin  ri"'!'.  <  111  llu'  |ci|is  III  ilic-i-  |iiisls  :iri'  Liiil  -liuil  |)iili'v.  wliii  li  ,iir  kipl 
III  |il,iic  li\  uillu>,  .mil.  with  \\\y  .i.|i|f  mil  nf  tun  nr  ilnir  pnsi-,  (lri\cii  iiilu  llic 
;,;hiiiiii|  lu-luiiii  llic  iiiiiur  niii'-.,  liii-  |i  iiiir  i>  ic.iil\  Inr  llir  li.iik.  rilr  -trips  ,irc 
lif'-I     Ni:il    "11    l!ir    li.i   k    ami    fAn    --iilr-.    nl     llu      •.haiiU,    ami     .in-    kept     -iiimilli    .iml     in 

pinpir    pii~iliiill     |i\     pii|t>    I, till    .Hln-N    tluill     .111.1     \\itlu-(l     illUMl     In    tile     riMlllf.  Ilu'     Irnlll. 

fai-in;;  tin'  -nii;lu.i~l,  i-  aliiinst  .iK\.i\s  li  It  npni,  ami  it  il  i-.  r\cr  cnMriii  it  i-  miK 
tcmpni.iii!)-,  ulicii  ,|ri\iM^  stmni-  lu-.il  iiitn  tin-  c.iiiip  .iml  iii.iki-  il  iiiin  I'lifnrtalilr. 
I  lu'  piiir-  III  li.iik  arc  laiij  nii  tin-  rnnl'  -liiiij^lr-w  i-c,  l.ippiii;..^'  mii  cull  nthiT.  tlu' 
rnii-h  -all-  n:it  :  llir-i  arc  kept  in  place  liv  wiilicil  pnic-,  .iml  the  camp  i-  linishcd. 
!■'"■  •'  liK'  place  .1  \y\\  thin,  ll.it  -Iniie-.  Iiiiilt  In  i\. shape,  make  :i  c.ipital  nvcn, 
anil  with  a  inii-in-  Ini  linrniiiL;  aluue  it  ,i  capital  rn.isi  m.i\  he  maile.  (  )i(linavily 
hnwevcr.  ill  cnnkiii;^.  .i  lar-e  lire  i-  iii.uie,  ami  when  ,i  heap  nf  yh'willii  coal:.  1^ 
fnrmcl    the    liMin;     pan    nr    skillet    is    cilleil   intn    rciiiiisitinn. 


//'////     /,'v-/\\>(/    (!//(/    {'iiiucra.  1H5 


ihrotiL^h  ii.  ami  all  him  ^xi'np  nin  oiii  and  \v;isic  lilm  011 
i^roiiiui.  I  .L^li  ■  wasn't  Sol  ni.ul  ncM  inorniiiL;  when  he 
jninui  out  I  Vxv\  soon  he  Jc.iNc  oil  swcarin:^  am'  ^d  hini 
i^nn,  A  little  snow,  just  enouLih  to  track  hy,  was  on  the 
L^round,  ami  Sol  started  <iut  lor  him  poi'c 'j»i'ie.  Ii  was 
|ust  siMidown  when  he  came  li.uk  with  him  1  uss  on  hun 
shoulder.  lie  s.i\'  iiot'iuL;.  hui  t.dxc  a.\e  and  cui  |ior(" 
pine  into  hits  and  throw  on  hre.  I'hei,  he  ^^ot  to  work 
at  sap  trou:.;h  's  il  not'in^;  happen;  hul  .''vays  now  h.ite 
por(  pine.' 

"'Mow  do  \  ou  know  hut  one  will  ^ct  .it  our  (.uioer*' 
I  asked.  'It  would  he  a  nice  joke  lor  \\:  to  h.i\c  our 
hirch     spoiled    aw.i\     up    lure' 

"  ■  \o  fi'aid,'  he  answered;  "I  tiu'ned  il  lioiidm  up 
upon  an  old  slump.  No  porc'pine  will  l;(1  at  it,  unless 
lie.u"    knock    it    down.' 

"  ".Xre  there  main  heai's  here.''  we  ini[uired,  iusiincL- 
i\  el)     leelin^    lor    our    L^uns  . 

"'Heap,'  he  .mswered,  'NOu  no  soo  old  lo^  front  ol 
c.mi|)/  N Oil  no  notice  il  h.id  heen  loi'u  to  pieces  lalel).'' 
Well,    th.U    donir    to-thi)"    sui'e    1))'    hear    alter    pismires,' 

"There  was  just  t'uoui^h  excilemenl  in  the  thouL^ht 
that  p(.  silil\  we  mii^hl  ha\'e  a  hear  li^hl  heloi-e  moi'ninii;' 
to  keep  us  aw.d^e  atlei"  we  i"olled  oui'sel\<'s  in  our  hlau- 
kets.        Hut    wc    heard    nolhin''    hut    the    rushiuL;    <>t    the    wa- 


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tc>r  o\v\-  the  rai)icls,  the  pcUtcrinL;-  of  the  rain  on  llu;  roof, 
aiul  tlu;  sou^hiii!^"  of  llic  Aviiul  Uirou^'h  the  Irccs,  and  at 
last    tired    nature    yielded    antl    we    slept. 

"It  was  not  without  disai)[)ointment  that  \\v.  awoke 
on  the  \\v\V  niorniuL,^  to  find  that  tlu;  niyht  had  i)assed 
without  incident  or  adxx'nture.  The  sun  was  just  _L;ildin^' 
the  lops  of  the  distant  nH)untains  and  i^lininierini^'  amid 
the  foliage  of  the  tall  hemlocks  when  we  arose  and  heL^an 
preparations    for    bi-eaktast, 

"Sunrise  in  the  woods!  ilow  much  is  ex[)ressed  to 
the  frefpienter  ol  our  forests  in  those  lew  words  —  how 
littU;  to  the  habitual  city  dweller.  The  words  bring"  to 
mind  a  remembrance  of  delicious  brecv.es,  laden  with  the 
aroma  of  tlu;  ])ine  and  hemlock;  of  m\riads  of  birds  twit- 
teriuL;'  and  llu'terin^'  amon^'  the  foliage;  of  woodpeckers 
tap|)in!4'  with  echoiuL;'  strokes  the  deail  branches  and  trunk 
of  some  old  m(ji;arch  of  the  forest ;  of  nuthatches  callin*;' 
to  each  other  in  ilvir  soft,  melanchoK'  notes;  ol  loon.s 
away  out  on  the  lake  answering"  these  sounds  and  their 
own  cries  with  wild,  weird  screams  t)f  laughter.  Oh!  it 
is    glorious! 

"At  an  earl)-  hour  we  pre]jared  for  the  day's  eniplo)'- 
mcMit.  Lewej's  and  I  were  to  ])ass  the  portage  and  \isit 
the  uppcn*  lake  to  inspect  its  shoi^es  lor  fowl,  and  try  the 
streams  em[)tying   into   it    for   s|jotted    trout,   while    the    rest 


li 


I 


1 88 


//  'itii    I'ly-Kod    ami    C  'cuucra. 


of   tlu:   parly   wvxv.   to    take    llu'   opposite   direction,    luiiitiiiL; 
the    stream    and    its    shores   for    hsh    and   _L;am('. 

"AeeordinL^d)'  the  yotin;^-  Indian  shoiddered  his  birch, 
and  I  with-  L;nn  in  hand  prcxcded  him  in  a  sHghtl)'  beaten 
patli  which  I'an  parallel  with  the  stream.  Of  partrid^'es, 
or  more  properl)'  rulled  grouse,  I  met  with  f^reat  num- 
bers, but  the\'  were  so  tame  that  it  was  impossible  to 
llush  them,  as  the\'  ^\()uld  walk  off  into  the  undcr<rrowth 
as  leisureK'  as  so  many  domestic  fowls.  I  onl\'  killed  four, 
which  1  i^ot  in  two  double  shots.  The  birds  were.'  of  the 
season's  hatch,  but  lull)'  thrown,  and  j)lumi)  to  the  tra- 
ditional dei^ree.  1  saw  one  or  two  tracks  of  moose  and 
a  number  of  imi)ressions  of  deer's  feet,  but  the  foliage 
was  still  too  thick  to  (Ufer  an\-  chance  of  success  in  stalk- 
im^.  Hear  tracks  and  signs  were  also  numerous,  and  I 
was  conslanth'  on  the  qui  vivc  to  meet  one.  In  one  in- 
stance a  I)ear  had  e\identl\-  just  pulled  down  a  bush  of 
the  chokc;berry  and  eaten  the  fruit,  for  the  dew  had  cer- 
tain!) within  a  lew  minutes  l)een  shaken  from  the  leaves; 
but  he  either  heard  my  aj)proach  or  had  taken  fright  at 
some  other  noisi'.  for  I  did  not  sec:  him.  In  file.,  the: 
black  b(.:ar  is  L:c:nerall\'  les.i  willinsj'  to  meet  man  face  to 
face  than  is  tlu^  man  to  meet  him.  If  a  slu:  bear  has 
cubs  she  will  defend  them  most  braxch',  but  generally  the 
brutes    are    'dad    to    "''et    oil. 


//'////     /•'/]'- /\(>(i/    iiiul    i'cinicra. 


iS() 


"Arrixin^-  al  the  hc;ul  ol  tlu-  carry,  Lc\\r)s  in  a  short 
lime  joini'J  nic,  ami  era  bark  iiii^'  in  his  caiic^c  we  wva'v  soon 
padcHinn'  out  into  the  hike.  A  hrautilul  sheet  ol  watei' 
is  |iinioi-  Lake,  with  i)ictures(|iie  surroundings  of  tlie  hii^h- 
est    decree. 

"(iettiuL;'  ni\'  taekh'  read)'  )  stootl  up  in  the  canoe 
antl  ht'L;'an  casting'  in  c\er)  promisiuL^-  |)iac:e  that  I  saw, 
Le\ve\-s    padtUin^'    sh)\vly   so    that    I    couhl    co\er    the;    wat(M". 

"Soon  1  L;'ot  a  rise,  ami  in  a  few  minutes  a  splendid 
fish  was  llounderinL;'  in  the:  birch;  soon  another  and  then 
another  was  landeil  and  1  reeled  in  \\\\  line;  tor  I  hoKl 
it  a  sin  to  kill  more  than  can  be  ust'd  in  keepiuL;-  the 
camp  sup[died  with  food.  Lt'weys  told  me  ol  a  part\'  ol 
fishermen  (one  ol  thicm  a  clerL^xnian )  who  lished  lor  se\'- 
eral  da)'s  at  (iraml  Lake  Stream,  antl,  altei'  catchine-  hun- 
dreds   ol    them,    simpb'    wei^heil    ;uul    thrt'W    them    away."' 

"What  v\rc:tches!  who  toi'  the  sake  of  \ain  boasts  of 
killing"  so  many  pountls  ol  lish  in  so  man_\'  da\s'  I'shin^', 
wouKl  saci'ilicc;  Si  ch  a  ^reat  number  of  \aluable  lives,  for, 
althoui^h  the  tish  were  abundant,  how  lon^-  could  an\' 
waters    stand    such    ex  ra\aL;;'.nce  ? 

"  1  lu'    loreiioon    passetl    ([uickly.       We    coasted    aloni; 

•■  In  iciir(il)c)raiiiiii  <if  lii-^  ^UUliik'iU  I  liiul  in  :i  npurl  (if  ihc  Maino  ('oiiinii^- 
sioluiN  III  !■  i'-luiiv>  llic  lollowiiiv;  ,  'A  |).iil\'  nf  tliii.r  wliii  v\Lri.  jiisl  ,i.-.i\in;.;  |Oi.iinl 
I  .aki.  SlK'.illi,  III  llii-  iKl^liljiirliiiinl  (it  i1k'  'am]  liaii  Ihiii  lIuMr  two  wrrk^,  ami  liu'ir 
lulal   cuuh   wari  hi.\   huiKlicd   aiiJ    UvluI) -uiic  salmon     i.i;^luijcu   Uigiic  .uicl  lIcwii  truut." 


iA 


If 


I9(: 


//'////    /■'/]'- /\()(/    (11/'./    Camera 


the  shore  of  the  lake  ami  ins|)ect''d  the  \arious  inlets 
ami  sircains.  hiil  did  nol  iiicci  with  any  diu-ks  hiii  shel- 
drakes. 

"As  we  \vere  crossint;'  Ironi  one  point  to  another  in 
the  lak(.;  we  noticed  a  nunihc'r  ot  oKl  and  \<>unL;'  loons, 
or  Q-reat  northern  di\crs.  as  they  are  called.  Such  a 
huinhim''  as  the\'  coninicnccd,  and  such  dixine'  and  splash- 
ing    wvxv.    n'.'\'er    bctore    witnessed. 

"The  Indian  askrd  for  niy  white  [)ocket  handkerchief. 
^\•hich  he  began  wa\ing  o\'er  h.is  head,  and  imitating  at 
the  same  time  the  cries  of  tlu;  loons.  One  ol  the  xoung 
birds  left  the  group  and  began  to  swim  toward  us.  !.ew- 
e\-s  tin-iU'd  the  prow  of  the  canoe  toward  tht  m  ;  tlic  bh'd 
had  actually  got  almost  within  shot  ol  us,  when  its  mother, 
perceiving  its  danger,  swam  hastily  alter  it  antl  Intruded 
her  own  bod\'  between  us  ar.d  her  young  one.  anil  droxc 
it  back  to  the  group  ol  othe]'  loons.  Such  an  ir.htance 
of  parental  allection  wa.s  not  lost  up'on  us.  ;ind  as  tlu' 
loons  swam  oil  laughing  antl  scri'amlng,  we  ii,o\'ed  on  in 
our    coiu'se,    regarding    thi:m    with    admirati(!n    and    respect. 

"As  we  were  mo\  ing  along  slowl),  the  Indian's  (piick 
e)e  descried  a  small  object  swimming  r;ipidl\-  towartl  the 
sliore.  Calling-  my  attention  to  it  he  began  paddiing  with 
great  energ\\  declaring  that  the  moxing  object  was  a  m\\\\<. 
that    hatl    Ijeen    out    lishini''.       On    reachiu'''    ''imshot    1    hred 


//'////     hl\'-l\oil    and    Canicni. 


9 


and  killed  the  aniin;il.  W'c  found  on  lakintj^  him  into  the 
canoe  ihat  he  had  a  small  siilnion  in  his  mouth,  which  he 
had    di\c(,l    lor    and    caut^ht    in    the    dccj)    lake. 

"  Le\ve\'s  asked  it  1  wantetl  the  skin.  1  nplietl  in 
the  nei^ativH',  wlu:n  he  said  he  would  keep  it  lor  a  coat 
collar.  1  sus|)ect  that  he  intendeil  to  put  it  into  his  lot 
destined  lor  market,  lor  miid<  skins  were  then  w(>:ili  Irom 
li\'e  to  sex'en  dollars  each  ;  and  as  this  was  a  i^ood  one, 
ha\inL;'  hut  one  small  shot  hoU  in  the  heatl,  it  t;ould  easiK' 
he    worked    in. 

"  1  lu;  afternoon  passed  without  any  other  incident  (jf 
importance,  but  most  ([uickh,-,  and  the  shatles  of  approach- 
in.i;'  nightfall  warned  us  that  it  was  time  for  (^wr  ri-tui'u 
to  camp.  .\  half  hour's  lust)'  paddlini^-  brouL;'ht  us  to  the 
carr)-,  antl  soon  we  were  in  si^ht  of  the  smoking"  camp 
hre.  Our  companions  IkuI  passed  as  oiorious  a  da\'  as 
we,  and  the  pile  of  oame  and  tlsh  whii'h  we  had  in  the 
a^'i;' rebate    was    far    from    despicable. 

"As  we  had  decided  to  moxc  on  the  next  morning- 
to  another  localit\  named  Compass  Lake,  another  tribu- 
tar\'  of  the  (irand  Lake,  we  turned  in  at  an  earl\'  hour, 
and  soon  the  tlrowsy  god  had  assumed  couiplete  control 
of    our   senses. 

"The  next  morning's  suniisc;  witnessed  oui"  vleparture. 
^\^;    mo\ed    raiiidly    with    the   current    down    junior    Stream 


92 


///■///     /■/v-/\()(/    (li/i/    i'linicni. 


.'ind  L^litlccl  (lilt  inio  llu'  waiciN  df  (ir;iii(i  Lake.  W'c  kept 
a  sirai^liL  course  for  our  dcsliuation,  and  lictoi-c  noon  wt 
reached  our  landiiiL;'  phice,  ])ilched  our  teiii,  autl  weri'  at 
once    at    home    in    this    oui-    peruianeiu    caniii. 

"M)  siory  would  do  iniusiice  lo  all  the  pleasures  we 
c.\|)erienced  at  this  j)lace,  if  I  alleuipled  to  descrihe  them. 
The  weather  was  deiiLditlul,  th(;  winds  alua)s  lav'orablc, 
and  L^ame  and  lish  were  ahundaiU.  W C  named  the  camp 
'Camp  ni^;'  Injun,'  in  honor  of  old  Sepsis,  and  the  com- 
pliment pleasetl  Iiim  \'er\  nuuh,  as  was  e\iiuH'tl  l)\'  tlu; 
ellorts  he  iiLuh'  Id  make  it  the  pleasantest  ol  (uir  camp- 
in^"  places.  All  our  enjo\-ment  was  not  coniined  to  the 
cku  s  adxcntures,  hut  at  m^ht,  as  we  grouped  iiround  the: 
c.  lip  lire  or  lounged  comlortahl)'  on  the  hemlock  i)ouL;hs, 
iaaiu'  liappy  hours  were  passed  in  listeniuL;'  to  tlu;  nar- 
ration ol  thriUini,;"  hunting'  and  tishin;^-  adxcntures  ot  our 
L^T'des,  ()'•  simihu'  ones  l)y  the  other  memhei's  of  our  partw 

"()ur  outing;'  ;it  last  approachetl  its  limit,  ami  the  time 
for  our  return  lionu;  was  lixed.  I'he  morniniL;'  when  we 
were;  to  start  nad  ;n'ri\a;d,  and  sorrow! ull_\'  ',\c  hroke  e-amp, 
packeel  our  hii;ca;4(;  and  embarked.  \\'(;  all  felt  that  rc;- 
L;rot  which  alwa\s  arises  at  i)artin^'  Irom  ])leasant  sct;nes, 
and  tliis  camp  was  by  lar  tlie  i)leasantest  tli;it  we  liad 
liad    on     the    lakes. 

"  It    was    ')laced    on    a    bluif   ol    perha|)s   twenty   leet    in 


U  it/i     hl\'-l\Oii    aiui    Liiiiicra. 


I  'A^ 


hciglu  ;il)()V(;  ili('  hiki' ;  hchiml  ii  was  a  thick  growth  of 
tirs  aiul  licinlocks;  arouiul  il  was  a  lari^c  patch  of  lihic- 
hciT)-  and  whorllchcrrs'  hushes,  tlic  t'ruit  dI"  wliich  was  then 
in  sc^ason,  aiu'  at  the  foot  of  the  hhiff  liic  lapph's  aiul 
waxes  ucro  w  hisprrin^'  and  siiii^iiiL;'  anioiiL;'  lli<'  p<l)lih's 
in  their  own  sweet  tones  ail  throng;]!  the  cla\'  and  nii^iu. 
Can    )  oil    wonder    tliat    we    left    it    unwiHinL;!)' ? 

"  (  )n  our  passage  ilown  the  lake  my  trieiids  went  with 
Leweys,  uhilt:  1  for  a  chani^x;  had  old  Sepsis.  It  was 
onl)-  then  that  1  ')c-;^an  to  Ihul  out  all  the  oKl  lellow's 
L;'()od  (jualities,  and  I  must  sa\-  that  of  all  m_\-  ixperience 
with  unities,  that  ol  old  Pete-  .Se|)sis  is  oiu;  ol  tlu;  most 
pleasant  to  remember.  Patient,  carelul  for  our  comfort, 
earnest  in  his  eUorts  to  pleasi;  us,  always  husy  for  our 
well-l)eini^',  Sej)sis  was   a  ,L;em.      I  )urinL;    our   passa^'e    1    had 


main'    talks    with    him. 


rom    one   suniect    to    another  we 


toucliecl    on    rc;ui>ion    ami     the    oriLJin    ol    tlie     liuhan    race 


Of    the    latt 


er    he    repeated    to    me    the     lollowing'    intert'st 


in'''    traditio! 


M 


\w\  ^■ears  ajj'o  st'X'en   nieii   and   se\-en   sciuaws  were 


madt',  A\hii-h   were   scattt;red   o\-er   the   world.      (  )iu'   ol    ihest- 
men    was   a   '-reat   hunter;    he    killed    much    ;>ame,    and    was 


d^ 


ways   roamiiii^'   alxuit,    and   was    newer   (|uiet    at    one    place- 


When    he    nu,-t    the    otlv 


r    mefi    aiu 


I    tl 


uar    sciuaws    lie    liacl 


no 


thin«''    to    do    with    them,    for    he    cared    for    nothin''-    but 


194 


///'///     /•'/\'-/\(>(/    (iiiti    ('(infcnr. 


luintiiiL;"  .iMtl  lisliiiiL;,  ami,  you  know,  L^iunc  is  iioi  pli-nty 
whci'c  imu'h  iiKii  Ix'  loL^clhti'.  N  on  hear  lillK'  \\b,ilc  man.-'' 
said  he.  illiisiraliiii.;i_\',  rclcn-inL;'  to  one  ol  our  pari)  who 
was  thus  (IcsiLinalcil  1)\-  the  liuhaiis.  .uid  who  was  lalkiinj' 
with  his  conipanioiis  in  the  other  canoe,  a  i^ood  haH  mih' 
off,  \ct  whose  \()ict:  was  plainl)  auihhlc  '  \\'(  11,  he  much 
talk,  alwa)  s  talk,  and  ^-.mic  no  like  much  l;ilk  ;  uc  no 
_L;{'t  much  (hick  if  we  talk  like  little  while  man.  .So  the 
hunter  ioii;4'  ai^o  no  Ikixc  ansthin'^  to  (io  with  the  other 
man,  hul  wandered  awa)'  h)r  man\'  miles  throui^li  m.my 
countries,  until  ;it  last  he  came  lo  the  hi^-  water.  Then 
he  went  to  work  and  huih  him  a  canoe  |  |)iv)nounced  1)\- 
all    linlians  c'noe  |.   and    he  and    his  s(iuaw  went  out  on   the 


wat; 


which    Iv    fouiul    nuic 


:h    1 


iL!L!i'r    than    an\'    lhe\-    had 


e\'er   seen,    .md    there    were   a    neap    ol    ducKs   am!    porjioise 
and    seals.' 

"'Well,  the)-  had  a  hii;'  hunt  and  killed  iinich  t^-amc; 
and  cau^"ht  much  fish.  Manv  da_\s  they  did  this,  until 
bimeby   a    bi^;"  storm    came   up,    ami    ii    bl(-wed    so    that    the 


caiioc'    was    dri\'en    oil    out    ot    si'^ht    ol 


ami 


"'Well,  the\-  L;a\c:  up  tr\in^-  to  L;et  back  to  land, 
and  lloatcd  before  the  \\ind  man\-  (la\s,  lixin^-  on  raw  fish 
ami  a  little  g'ame  that  the\-  luul  in  the  canoe.  Xo  other 
boat  could  ha\t;  passed  through  such  a  storm,  but  the 
c;uio(;   hardl)'   i^'ot   wet,    and   tliat  same    pattern    of    bo;it   has 


//'////     /■7\'-/\(>t/    <ii/t/    i'liiiicrd. 


95 


Ix'cn  made  v\v\-  since  !))■  ail  ih<'  Iniliaii'-..  ami  iin  oiIut 
|)C()|>lc    can    make    a   canoe. 

"'So,  aliei'  niaii\-  (la_\s  the  canoe  came  in  sii^hl  of  a 
new  hnul,  and  in  a  lillle  while  il  ran  inio  a  smoolh  (()\e, 
llie  man  and  his  s(|naw  landed,  and  Irom  them  came  the 
Indians    of    this   counlr)'.' 

"With  such  chals  as  llu-se  our  lime  passed,  and  \V(; 
reached  ihe  dam  hefore  I  was  aw  ai'e  that  hall  the  distance 
had    heen    IfaxcTsed. 

"  PitchinL;'  onr  lent,  we  soon  had  e\-er\lhini_;'  lixed  com- 
forlal)l\,  and  in  .i  little  wluie  were  hnsy  amon^-  ih.e  sal- 
mon and  what  u;Iorious  s])oil  we  had  I  It  seemed  as  if 
the  tish  were  ruiiiiini^'  in  1)\  thousaiuls,  and  we  had,  in  a 
hrief  space,  moi'e  than  we  could  jjossihly  transjjort.  I  hey 
were  not  w.isted,  howe\(;r,  lor  the  Iiuli;ms  always  salt  and 
harrc'l  foi-  winter  use  the  sahnon  taken  in  tiie  autumn  fish- 
iiiL;. 

"  \\\;  remainetl  at  the  place  during-  the  next  day,  ;uid 
on    the;   followiuL;-   we   started   down   th(;   porta^^e   tor  home." 

When  m)'  stoi'N'  was  ended  I  found  tliat  it  was  past 
ten    o'clock,    a    \(W\    dissipated    hour    for    the    hackwoods. 

"Come,  k'rcre,"  I  exckiimed,  "we  had  better  turn  in 
or  we  shall  Ix;  late  risers  to-morrow,"  and  1  entered  the 
tent    and    pre[)ared    ni)'    bed    for    the    ni^ht. 

"  \'c's,"  responded,  b'rere,   ")our  land-locks  ha\e   proxeil 


^ 


\()6  //'////     /'/v-A'i'i/    (///(/    Ciiiih'ra. 


such  an  iiilcrcstln;^  topic  llial  llu-  tunc  has  ^onc  hy  \v\-\ 
rapiill).  W'c  iiuisi  ,L;i\i'  lin'iu  .i  iri.il  some  da),"  he  aiKhd, 
as  he  ciilfi-i  il  ihf  iciiL  ami  (h'cw  his  MaiikiL  (>\>t  him  ; 
"  ihcrc    imi'it    !)(•    some    K-ll    \<'t." 

"()h,  yes,"  I  answered,  "there  are  a  ^ood  m.iii)  lelt 
al  tile  Schoodics,  ami  th<'y  ar(;  aliundaiil  now  in  many  ol 
the  other  Maine  laki's.  In  the  kam^cleNs  ^reat  numhers 
an-    loiiml,    and    the\-    are    taken    there   ol    \er\    ^ood    size." 


(11  Ani'.k    III 


A     r.KICIll      M'M;\im,.  \.i||i.\,      \i;.i||      ||||.,  \     \i|-\Si|      .i|      >|\      l'|;Mir. 

AmMIM,;     ^MMiiN      llciiikM,.        •        S|||\|,||,     |'|\^.         •        |l;.\|\s.         •        ■•(iiMiilM. 

nil      |I|;MI     \\ '■  I'llll  ii^Mlill  K>.  KlIIIS.,     Mil      ||>M     M.|      \ 1  Ul 

I'  "I  ll^lllNi..  •  Is  INc.l  l^lll  l;-'  \Nh  Mllll>;\Ms  \^  I'l^l^  ipN  \  -^MMi.N  III; 
I  Kill  I  l\l\  I  l:.  •  I  I  '^  \  \\  ii\hl  l;  \\\  II  \\  I  \\N  >\l  \|iiN  I  I  I  I  ,  •  \  s  U  - 
Mn\  IIIVI  II  \->  l.iiM,  I;M  N  l\  llll  K I  \  M:  1^  Sin  ii|  |||;  ||\,  •  |||| 
I'llWliiM      \|l\\M\\       l-lli      IN       rUiilllM.      liiK      >\l\|iiN.        •         \     MI;\M.|       1 | 

l''i>ii.  Ai.i.i;  \\  M  IM,     >\iMii\.  r\iiii\i,     TiMi  ^.      •      \\ii:;\i^      \-,     r.vii 

I'll;     >\l\hi\,  \     S||;ii\,,     I'isii.      \M,     \     (iiNll^i      |i.\,,     in     HI      kl  Ml  \l|;|  Kl  |i. 

A  II  \|i  \|  :  >-,  ■  l<  II  KIM  I  h  IN.  •  kl-INi.  Ill  llll  I  I  N  IN  Mill  W  \  I  M;. 
An    r. \i  I  I  iNi,   >  I  Ki  i.i.i  I  .  \'ii   1 1  lUN .  I  i>ii    IN    Ai;i  Nil  \Ni  I  ,  (  H  i;    I'l  i;- 

MWi'.NI     Cwil'.  Si  I  II      I    I  (  Is      \^     \N     AmsIMK     >iiMII1MI-     I  I  \  •.        •       '^MMiiN 

I  ll.\  i      I'l.  \\  I  li     Ml.        •        l'l--lll  U\I,\n'--     i.l  iK. 


^ 


I  ^111'.     mornint;-    of    the    lollowin^-    da}-    was    hrii^lu    .iiid 
^        almosi    cloudless,    a    lew    |)alch<s    onl)'    of    ,L;('Id    and 

\cniiilion    llcckiiiL;'    the    sk_\-,    as    llu'\-    s]o\vl\-    tlrificd    hrfort; 

the    halnu'    soulhwc'sl    hrcczc. 

Thi.'   sun,    altlunimii    ahow   the    castci'ii    liori/on,    as    in- 

tlicalcd    hy    tlu;    o'oUlcn    pi'iuilini^s    on    the    hilltops    around 

us.   \\;is   not   \cl    \isiblc   to   us   as   wc   stepped   out   from   the 

shelter    of    our    tent. 


198 


With    I'lx-RocI    ami    {'aiiicra. 


AroLisinL;  llic  i^uiclcs  who  \\c;rc  slill  .soiiiul  asiccp,  wc 
took  our  rods  .ind  prepared  (or  a  contest  with  Uu;  lordU" 
fish  that  we  knew  iiuisi  he  lyiiii^'  \\\  the  ri\i:r  heU)re  us. 
The  pool  was  one  to  ckdiglu  the  lieart  of  an)-  fi-^Iiernian. 
A  K'd^c  and  sexcral  '  'r^'e  rocks  .it  the  head  and  on  the 
western  shore;  alh)rtk;d  aihnirahk;  casting"  slaiuls,  antl  llie 
beacli  on  the  easteiMi  sIior(;  also  L;a\e  abundance  of  room 
for  one;  to  L;et  out  a  loni^'  line  ovc  ■  the  hest  water  in 
the    pool. 

I'l'ert;  chose  ilie  led'^c  on  the  w(;st<  rn  shore,  near  the 
head,  while  1  look  the;  he'ach  on  tin;  other  side.  Mis  ll\- 
was  a  handsome  jock  Scott,  and  mine  a  "  iOmah  joe," 
that  tl\'  with  white  koely,  yellow  hackle,  and  win^s  made 
of  the  harred  black  and  white;  featlu;rs  of  the;  wooel  or 
summer  eluck,  that  is  so  killiuL;"  with  the  lanel-locks,  anel 
I  will  s:i\-  tlu'  common  salmon  also,  h)r  I  ha\e'  hrst  anel 
last  killeel  in  elihe're-iit  uate^rs  (juite;  a  number  with  it,  al- 
though in  e\-ery  case'  1  was  told  b\'  n''y  t^uiek'  that  it  was 
"no  L^ooel  tor  salmon."  I  remember  ol  an  instance'  e'\'e'n 
o[  a  LHiiele  oilei'iui;  to  . -.•'^cr  his  da_\'"s  pa_\'  that  "that  tl)'" 
uoulel  not  rise;  ;i  s;dmon  ainwlu're,  \e'i  insiek'  ol  ten  min- 
utes   I    h;'Lel    one'   hool^ed    and    saxcd    with    it. 

Mine  \v;;s  a  much  li^hte'r  lly  iIkui  k"rere;"s,  but  I  chose 
it  be'cause;  my  eT.stim;'  would  be  e'lUirel)'  in  the  shaelc  of 
the    te)re'st    on    tlu'   east   siek;    ol    the    ri\e'i",    while;    his   would 


200 


//'////    /-'/V'Rod    am/    Canicm. 


l)c  on  ilu'  nuich  liy;htcr  west  sitlc,  l>eyoiul  llu;  shadows 
of    the    ircfs. 

In  a  ht'iul  of  the  pool,  ami  near  the  foot,  thouL^'h 
bcNond  in\'  reach,  was  a  mass  ol  old  lo^^s  and  broken 
trees  which  had  tlrifti;d  in  there  and  had  anchored  to  the 
side  and  bottom  of  the  pool.  I  had  noticed  it  on  the 
precedint^  e\"ennLj'  and  nK.'ant  to  ha\'e  made  an  elfori  to 
clear  it  awa\',  for  it  would  be  a  nast\'  place  for  a  salmon 
to  run  into;  but  1  hjrj^ot  to  attc;nd  to  it,  and  nexer 
thoujj^ht  of  the  mass  aL,^ain  until  I  l)eL;an  castim^'.  The 
attemi)t,  howexer,  would  have  been  futile,  as  wc;  after- 
ward found,  for  the  tam^led  stull.  tree  limits,  old  slumps 
and  roots  anchoret!  in  te'ii  fec;t  of  water,  would  ha\"e  been 
be\()nd  our  combined  strenLj;-th  ;  an  ox  team  with  hcav}- 
chains    would    have    been    needed    to    remo\-e    it. 

b'rcrc  be^an  casting'  in  the;  foam  ami  boil  below  the 
rapitis,  and,  cox'erinsj;'  the  water  thoroughly  in  his  usual 
sportsmanlike  manner,  had  his  11)-  in  a  short  time;  in  the 
choicest  part  of  the  middle  water.  My  casting'  was  done; 
n(;ar  the  foot  of  the  pool  wh(;re  the  sea  trout  in  numbers 
sprung-  for  ni)-  lly  at  e\(.'r)'  cast,  and  insisted  upon  hook- 
inij^  themsel\'(;s,  notwithstcUidiuL;'  m\-  effe^rts  to  shake  them 
off;  this  stirred  the  water  fearfully,  and  soon  rendered 
ni)-  chance  for  a  salmon  e.\tremc;ly  |)roblematical.  I  gave 
it    up    after    taking-    olf    my    sixth    trout,    and,    standiuL,^   ni)' 


IVith    Fly- Rod    and    Camera. 


201 


rod  ai'^ainst  an  old  stuh.  I  li,i,ditcd  a  ci^ar  as  a  sliicld 
a'-'aiiisl  tilt.'  Ilit:s,  and  walchctl  m\  friend  as  b.c  uui  his 
ll\-    out    here;   and    there    in    the    neatest    possible    manner. 

At  leiiL^th,  as  his  "winded  lure  dropped  like  a  thistle- 
down al)o\c  the  sunken  boulders  in  mid- stri-ani,  and  Ix;- 
L;an  to  moxc  tremulously  with  a  scries  of  short  jerks 
across  the  water,  a  swirl  was  seen,  a  faint  splash,  and 
then  the  scream  of  the  rc;el  gax'e  tokcMi  that  a  salmon 
was    hooked. 

Ah!  what  a  s[)lenditl  tish  he  was,  as  his  sil\-ery  form, 
drippiuLi^  with  the  cr\stal  lluid,  lea[)ed  into  ihe  air,  and 
then,  with  a  mi^'ht)"  splash,  fell  back  into  the  rixcr  a^ain. 
A  dart  across  the  pool  and  then  another  wild  leap,  and 
\('t  another,  and  then  the  tish  sank  to  the  bottom  as 
motitMiless    as    a    stone. 

l^Vere  reeled  in  all  the  line  he  could,  and  then,  put- 
tino-  on  such  a  strain  as  caused  his  heaxv  rod  to  bend 
in    a    half    circle,    he    essa^'ed    to    mo\-e    the    fish    Irom     its 


rt^stmn'    place. 


0 


ur 


'Uidc^s,    who    liad    been    l)us\-   at    their 


camp    in    preparing;"    breakfast,    now    apjx'ared    on   the   I'ocks. 

Hiram,    w 

I- 


ho     had    the    L^att,     stepped    up     to     the    side     of 


rc:re,    wiu:re,    aitnou 


lth( 


cotdd    not    hear   his    voice    aboxc 


the  roar   of   the;   water   in    the;   falls,    I    could    j)lainl\'  see    b\' 
h.is  L;-estures   that   he  was  advising"  ni)-  friend  as  to  the  best 


w 


a\-   to   handl(j   the    lish. 


202 


Jl^itii     l-lx-Rod    and    (.'a menu 


l'i\'rc,  notwithslandinL^'  lie  made  nunicrous  cltorts  to 
in()\"(,'  the  saliiion,  was  al  lasi  oMi^cil  to  await  his  pleas- 
ure. (  )ccasi()nall)'  a  li'enioi-  ol  the  line  ahoxc  llie  water 
indicated  tliat  the  lish  was  endeaxoriiiL;'  to  sprini^'  ont  the 
hook,  l)Ut  he  I'eniained  in  one  position  still,  and  it  was 
onl\-  wiien  I  sei/ecl  a  small  stone  and  threw  it  into  the 
water    that    he    stii'red    Ironi    his    lurking;'    place. 

As  the  stone  sj)lashed  al)o\c  him  he  L;"a\c;  a  herce 
run  down  the  pool,  taking'  oat  the  line  in  the  wildest 
manner,  then  up  a^'ain  into  the  rapids  Ik;  darted  before 
I'rere  could  emplo)-  tin;  reel  in  taking  up  the  slack;  then 
with  three  wild  leaps  in  (juic!-;  succession  \\v,  returned  to 
the  ctMiter  ot    the   pool  and   re^-ained  hi,    lirst  restini.';'   place. 

.Ml  this  was  dont;  with  th(;  I'apiditx'  of  thouL;'ht.  and 
it  recpiii'ed  the  utmost  exertions  ol  kreri;  to  pack  the  line; 
on  the  re(d  ai^ain  so  as  to  he  prei)aretl  for  tlu'  next  mo\-e 
of   the    hsh,    which    was    sure.;    to    conn;    soon. 

llardl\-  IkuI  the  strain  of  the  rod  been  put  upon  the 
salmon  ai;"ain,  when  with,  a  llerce  rush  he  threw  himself 
in  the;  air,  then  with  the  speed  of  an  arrow  as  soon  as 
he  struck  the  water  he  darted  down  tlu;  stream  into  the 
rapid.s,  ])aused  there  ;i  secoml  and  then  dashed  back  into 
the  pool  a^ain,  circled  twice,  and  then,  to  our  uttc;r  dis- 
ijjust  and  disma)-,  Ik;  buried  himself  in  the  mass  of  drift 
stult    in    the    beiKl    ol    the    pool. 


//  '////     /'7\'-/\()(/    a  I  id    C  amcm. 


203 


"Confound  the  luck.'  shouted  llirani,  his  \^^\vv  sound- 
ing"  his^li    ;il)o\('    the    roar   ot    \\\v.    water. 

"Is  he;  olt,  sure.''"  I  asked  as  I  a[)|)roached  I'rere 
and  stood  at  his  side  on  the  rock.  "  ^  ou  are  fast  to 
sonicthini;-  still,"  1  ackled,  lor  his  rod  was  cur\t:(.l  still 
with    the    strain. 

"1  cannot  feel  hiin."  I'l'ere  replied,  "and  I  think  he 
has   entangled    the    line    in    the    roots   ami    escaped." 

His  conjecture;  prox'ed  to  he  correct,  loi'  the  guides 
on  i;'oin,n'  down  o\-er  it  in  the  lanoe,  found  that  the  cast- 
in!4'  line  was  l)atll\'  wound  up  in  the  tlrilt  wooik  and  the 
l1^■    and    lish    both    ijone. 

"It's  pro\'okin_L;',  I-'rere,"  I  exciainied.  "We  are  ha\- 
in^'    hard    luck;     confound    that    old    pile    of    roots  I" 

"  \  es,  it  is  rather  disappointiuL;."  replied  \w\  Iriend, 
i*eelin_t;'  in  his  line  th;it  now  had  keen  released  1)\'  the 
L^'uides.  "to  lose  a  hsh  alter  pkiNin;.;'  him  so  lons^'  as  I  did 
that   one,    hut    there'll    he   one   more   lelt    loi'    a    breeder.  " 

"Yes,  old  chap,"  1  answered,  "there  is  nothiiiL;'  like 
lookini^'  at  these  thint^'s  |)hil()sophii-ally.  1  used  to  140 
shootini;'  a  ^'ood  deal  with  a  Iriend  who  alwaxs  said  at 
the  close  ol  a  day's  sport,  no  matter  whether  he  had 
oood  or  [)oor  success,  'Well,  we  IkuI  the  air  and  exercise 
and    that    is    somethiiiL;    to    congratulate    oui'seKcs    u[)on.'  " 

"lie   was   riL;ht,"   responded    k'rere,    "killing    the   fish    is 


■'  ii 


^^^^■PWIKP 


204  With    FIx-R'hi    and    Cafiicm. 


noi  all  ihci-c  IS  ot  tishiiiiL;,  and  il  1  lo-^i  luncU'cii  out  oi 
Lwciil)'     I    should    still    ciiji))     till'    (lining.  " 

"Same  here,"  1  rcplicil,  "hiil  w*-  ur,\\  as  well  cat 
oiii'    hrcaklast,    and    rest    the    pool    !or    a    while" 

"  Tnic,"  said  I't'crc;  "thai  was  a  li\''ly  fish,  and  he 
stirred    things    up    prcit\'    well." 

"  N  cs,"  1  responded,  "  nou  had  \<iur  hands  full.  I'm 
sorr\'  he's  lost,  for  he  was  a  nice  one,  hut  \ ')ii  know 
'there  arc  as  nice  lish  in  tin;  sea  as  was  e\'er  taken,' 
hey?" 

"\'es,"  he:  rt:plicd,  lollowin^-  me  to  the  tent,  "and 
'  thci'c's  no  use  crying'  o\ci'  sjiilt  milk.'  1  here,  I'v-c  nu'tch- 
v<.\  \()ur  ada^'c,  and  1  will  Imish  l)y  sa\"in!4'  we'll  pick  our 
llints    and    trN'    a^ain.  " 

"  W'c  will  so,"  1  saitl.  "and  now,  lliram,  hriuL;  on 
youi'    breakfast,     I'm    as    raxcnous    as    a    woll." 

A  hoimtifu.l  meal  it  was  th;it  the  guides  spread  out 
hefoi'c    us,    and    full    justice    was    done    to    it    1)\'    all    of    its. 

Ih'eakfast  was  lollowed  hy  the  ine\ital)le  smoke,  of 
coiu'sc;,  and  loi-  an  houi"  we  lett  the  pool  "to  its  own 
rellections, "  as  I  told  krerc.  (  )ur  tent  was  pitched  in 
the  mittdlc  ol  a  little  clearing'  about  three;  roels  Irom  the 
shore;  liere  many  a  fishen-man,  Iiunter  and  ri\-erman  had 
camped  before  us,  and  numerous  tokens  of  them  were 
scattci-cd    about    in    the    shape    of   cans.    i)ottles,    boxes,    etc. 


//'////     I'lv-Rod    ami    Cumcra. 


2<^5 


A  luiiiihcr  of  wiKi  raspljciTN'  hushes  thill  h;ul  L^rowii 
up  were  IjcncUni^'  uiih  their  I'udd)  h);uls  of  ripeued  Iruii. 
A  cock  partridge  was  drunimiuL;  <)U  a  loi;'  in  the  woods 
near  1)\  ;  ihiltiTiiiL;'  in  the  trees  and  shiaibs  ahout  us  wen- 
numbers  of  llycatchers  ami  warblers,  and  in  the  thiikel 
behind  the  tcMit  a  thrush  was  pouring  out  his  beauliUd 
Hute-like    son^-. 

A  nuinoer  of  retl  scjuirrels,  those  chalterini^',  lively 
deni/ens  of  the  northern  woods,  dartc:d  about  us,  coming 
almost  to  our  feet  to  |)ick  up  th(j  rrun^ibs  ol  biscuit  that 
we  tossetl  to  them.  Wdiat  t^^i-aceful  little  animals  they 
are  ;  and  how  '[uiekl)'  they  learn  who  is  their  baentl  and 
who  their  fot'.  The;  rattle;  of  the  kingfisher  ever  and 
anon  came  to  us  from  the  riwr.  as  the  bird  sped  up 
and    down    ()\'ei'    the    water    in    search    ol    his    hnn\'    pre\'. 

"  j-'rert',"  1  exclaimeil,  as  ^■llcyoii's  harsh  tones  came 
echoing'  back  to  us,  "(.lid  you  e\'er  realize  what  a  de- 
structi\e    [K'st    on    a    salmon    stream    that    biixl    is?" 

'A\'hat  bird'^"  asked  w\\  friend,  who  had  becMi  h-ins-- 
on    his    back   and    ^'a/in^"   up    into    the    blue    hea\ens  above. 

"That  cha[)  out  there  rattlin;^'  to  us,"  rci)licd  W'il- 
litUU. 

"N'es,"  saitl  I'rere,  "I  have  fully  reall/.etl  it,  ami  I 
wish    that    excry    one    (dse    would,    too." 

"The)'    must,"    1    exclaimed,    "and    measures    must    be 


: 


2o6 


ll'ltli    l'lv-J\od    (I //if    Ca///c/'a. 


taken  to  rccliHc  ihcir  numhcrs  \c\-\  considerably,  or  the 
streams  will  he  ruinexl.  !l  seems  lo  me  there'  are  a 
dozen  now  where  there  used  lo  he  hut  one,  and  ihey 
destro\-  in  the  aL;i-;'reL;a'ie  a  \ast  nunihei'  o|  yoiin^'  sahv.on 
and    iroul." 

"\()u're  ri^hl,  1  )oclor."  said  lliram,  "and  the  shel- 
drakes   arc;    worse    excn    than    the    kingfishers" 

"^'es,"  I  answered,  "a  llock  of  sheKlrakes  on  a  ri\'er 
will  in  a  season  destro)'  almost  all  the  tr\  ;  more,  \astly 
more,  lish  are  kilU'd  1)\-  these  pc'sts  than  all  the  tislu-r- 
men,  netters  and  poachers  take  out,  and  it  seems  to  be 
almost  loll)'  h)r  the  ( "lo.'ernment  authorities,  here  and  in 
the  .States,  to  put  into  the  ri\"ers  millions  of  fr\'  of  trout, 
salmon,  etc.,  when  these  birds  an-  |)ermitted  lo  prey  upon 
them.  The  time  must  come  when  a  hea\-\-  l)ount\-  will 
be  offered  for  ihe  destruction  of  kinfj^rishers,  sheldrakes 
and  othtM"  tishiuL;'  ducks  on  the  ri\'ers  and  other  fresh 
waters." 

"\'es,"  exclaimed  William,  "the  sheldrakes  are  the 
worst  enemies  the  youn^;-  salmon  ha\'e,  and  1  kill  them 
e\-er\'  chance  1  l;('1.  1  once  opened  a  half-i;"rown  shel- 
drake and    lound   se\"enteen    salmon    lr_\'   in    its   stomach." 

"dracious,"  exclaimed  Frere,  "if  there  was  a  llock 
of    them    the)-    must    ha\"e    made    sad    haxoc." 

"Tliere  wer<;  ten,  countiuL;'  the;  old  ones,"  said   Hiram. 


//'////    /■/\'-/\()i/    (ii/i/    Ca:iicrn. 


20" 


"Ten,"  saiil  I-'rcrc ;  "iii  ihal  case,  if  ll.,'\-  wen-  all  as 
full  as  ilu'  one  I'xaiuinril,  ihcrc  \\v\\-  one  luiiulrcil  aiul 
sc\cnl_\'    \()uiiL''    salmon    calcii    at    one    ,^'ull). 

"  \'cs,"  I  cxclaiincil,  "ami  ilicy  v\\n  average  six  meals 
a  iia\'  at  Ica-^l  ;  six  limes  one  huiulred  and  se\enl\  is 
o\-er  one  thousand  \v\  a  da\'  1)\  a  siiiLilc  llock;  and  this 
is  ke|)l  u|)  all  summer  lon;^.  It  is  lolly  to  attempt  to 
stock  ri\"ers  while  these  destroxcrs  are  around,  and  a 
waste  ol  labor  anil  monew  I  ha\c  advised  ami  do  atl- 
\!se  e\c'r\'  one  who  is  int"i'estcd  in  lishim;  to  do  all  the)' 
can  in  the  way  o|  remoxiiiL;  these  pests  !)y  L;i\inL;'  re- 
wartls  and  hounties  for  their  lu.'ads.  SomethiiiL;'  must  be 
done  \-er\'  soon,  e\'en  it  we  h.axc  to  inxoke  legislative  ac- 
tion. 

"It's    sometinn's    a    uondei-    to     me,    altoij'ether,"    said 


II 


n'am. 


how    it    is    that    an\-    salmon    are    left;    the\'   ha\T 


th 


an    eneni)'    atter    them     all     the    time     Irom    the    clay    the\- 
<u'e    hatched    until    the\'    L;row    up." 

'■  \'es."  I  replied,  "and  e\en  b'.  lore  they  are  hatched, 
see  how  many  pests  are  alter  the  spawn;  eels,  suckers, 
tro^s,  lish  ol  various  kincls,  insects,  all  will  eat  the  spawn. 
I  h,i\e  been  told  by  guides  ami  others  who  ha\e  seen 
the  act  rept,'ateill\-,  that  trout  will  tlart  in  and  seize  the 
cL;'Li'  ii"^  it-  comes  from  the  temale,  and  e\en  tear  it  out 
ol    the    orilice." 


2<»H  //■////     /-/v-isoi/    (til J     ('aiiicni. 


'■\'cs,    it's    a    wonder    \\r    ha\c    an\     sal  Idl    al    .ill, 

al    all.  "    said     I  I  iram. 

"It's  well  lor  the  loiiliiuiaiuc  of  ilu'  spcc'irs  that 
lhc\  (lon'i  all  come  to  the  lly,"  saiil  I'rere,  after  a  jiause; 
"il      lhe\      did     lll(  \'     Wtildd     soon     l»e     e\lenilinale(l." 

"  N  (s,  Mr.  I'rere,"  exilaiinetl  William,  "thai  is  iriu;, 
for    tl\-tisliermen    are    liu'reasinj.'     faster    than    the    tish." 

"it  al\va\s  seemed  strange  to  me,"  said  I,  "that 
while  the  Iresh-riin  fish  will  laki'  the  il\  sometimes  al 
the  tirsi  cast  that  comes  to  him,  the  tish  that  has  heen 
ill  the  ri\cr  a  while  will  j)ay  no  more  attention  to  it  than 
lo    a    slick.        1     ha\c    nolii-ed     it     in     main     ditlereni     rivers." 

"  \ Cs.  it's  hard  lo  rise  a  tish  ihal  has  heeii  in  ihe 
rixcr    lon^.'    said     hrere. 

"Inless  jusi  alter  a  storm  and  a  rise  in  the  water," 
added     I  1  iram. 

"\'es,"  said  1,  "th"\'  will  sometimes  'lift'  in  snch  a 
case,  hnt  the)  are  hard  to  mo\c.  Many  and  main  is 
the  honr  Vw  cast  over  do/ens  ol  salmon  in  the  pools, 
and  had  to  leaxc  them  ImalK  in  disgust.  It  seems  to 
wv  that  it  is  because  ihey  ha\('  hecome  ac(|iiainletl  with 
the  tealhereil  lures,  lor  olten  an  entirel}'  new  ll\-  as  )()U 
said,  I'rere,  when  we  were  discussim^'  the  Na^aries  of 
these  fish  -will  rairacl  their  attention:  hut  the\'  will 
sometimes    come    tc^    the    bait." 


'  f 


^■; 


i    ■••* 


2IO  //■////     I'lv-Roii    (iini    (ti/iicni. 


"  I  he    hail  f"    i'.\cl;ui;n'(l     !•  rciT. 

"N'cs."  I  i*c|)llc(l,  "I  lia\c  lic.iril  III  sc\(im1  insiancis 
of  tlicii'  takin!^  the  |iliantiiiu  minnow  on  this  side  of  the 
ocean,  antl  il  is  coinnion  |ira(tiic  to  troll  loi"  tlicin  in 
Scotland    with    that    hn"c.'' 

"  \  cs,"  said  I'rcrc,  '  W  .  II.  UKu  k  in  his  u;rcai  novel 
"White  Heather,'  L;i\'es  .1  ninnlxr  ol  excitinL;'  descri|itions 
of    such    t'lshin^-." 

"I  reineinl )er,'  I  replied,  ".md  \oii  will  Inid  in  .Sir 
I'lMncis  I'rancis's  hook  on  lishinL;  and  in  other  l'ai!4'lish 
works,  lre(|ninl  mention  ol  irollim^  lor  the  salmon.  I 
ha\'e    lieard    of    an    instance    ot    one    takin^^-    the    spoon." 

"  I  mpossihie  I  "      exclaimed      Irere. 

"  \ol  so,"  I  re]ilied  ,  "oiK'  ol  m\  Iriends,  whose  \er- 
acit)'  I  can  ahsolntel)  rel_\  on,  tells  me  that  while  fishing- 
in  the  Mar^.n'ee  Kivcr,  in  C  ape  Ilreton,  he  tried  (la\  after 
da\'  to  rise  one  ol  the  salmon  whuh  were  l\'iriL;'  in  ,1  pool, 
hut  the)  paid  no  attention  whate\cr  to  the  |]\.  lin.ill), 
as  an  experiment,  he  cast  a  trolling;'  spoon  anions;  them, 
and    it    was    seized    in    an    instant." 

"Strange!"    exclaimed     i'rere. 

"^'es,■"  1  replied,  "hut  stranL^cr  still  is  the  fact  that 
salmon   will    take   a   halt    c()m[)osed    ol    a    hunch    ol    worms." 

"WOrins!"    exclaimetl    ni)-   listeners. 

"Vcs,    worms,"    1    answcM'ed ;    "the    Xo\a   SccHkv    sjiddcs 


//'////     /•7v-/\(>(/    if)/(/    ('(tincra. 


I  I 


icll  mi'  ilial  Miili  is  the  lad;  1  li.i\c  tricil  almt^i  t\ci"y- 
ihiii;^,  h()\\<'\(r,  lull  ha\i'  in\tr  m(i\til  a  salmon  ixccpi 
with    a    ll>;"''' 

"All,  |)(»(iiir,"  (xclaimcil  Irtri,  "  il  is  a  dama'^in^ 
admission  tor  \oii  in  make  thai  \oii  Jiaxf  iriid  cxcry- 
ihiiiL;    on    salmon." 

"  N'cs,"  I  answci'i'il.  "l)iil  il  is  true,  ami  1  will  \v\\ 
\-oii  all  alioiii  it.  I  was  (isliiiiL;  the  Indian  l\i\iT,  that 
hcanliliil  slrcam  which  coiUains  mor<'  lirsi-ilass  |»ools  to 
the  mile  than  an\  other  rivfr  that  1  am  aitjii. tinted  wilh, 
1)111  which  is  now  ahoiit  ruined  as  a  salmon  stream  1») 
ihe    enormous    saw     mill    at    its    mouth. 

"I  had  llshed  e\-er\  pool  lor  se\cral  da\s  with  ihe 
utniosi  i-are  and  industr\,  hni  ii<»i  a  salmon  could  I  rise. 
.\i    leii-ih    i    uaN''    h    nil. 


In    I  "iKiinlii'i --'s    l'.ii(\  I  lup.nlia    Uu'    I'nllduiir^    apiuar-- :     "   I'lic   aira)'   nf    tiL'lh    ill 


(licatis   vuraiiu,    ami    ill 


I!    >-alniMn    tciii-- 


iM    |)ri-\     Vra(lii\     mi    aliU'i-l 


aiw   aniiii.il    uhiih 


It    IS    capa 


ik'  if    i-apl 


iirmij',    lliMiiLili    II    i-^  a  mhiu-w 


hat    sin'^iil.ir    laO     llial    \\w    sluiiiai  li 


wluii  cipiiuil  is  ran  l\  I'miiikI  Id  I'diilaiii  tlu'  riiuains  nf  IimhI  of  aii\'  kind;  tun  i>r  ihri'c 
lu'iriir^s  (if  lull  si/r  ha\i',  huu  i\ii',  IhtH  fiiiiinl  in  its  >.l..nia<h,  tlii'  s.iinl  lauiuc  and 
iitluT    small    IIsIr'-,    M\ni    to    cdnstiiutL'    |).iil    nf    its   loi.d,   .nul   w  In  n   in   fn^li   uaUr,   tlir 


/;.'///    fry,    <ir   lllr    I'rv  <>/'  i/.i 


>riil.\.    llu--~,    I'll', 


Ik-   .■in''lrl'   -'.ilc  111'- 


tlio  salniiiii  willi  llir  artilinai  ll\-,  or  with  thr  iiiiiiiii>\'  ,'/■  ///,■  rfv'rw  |llahis  niiiU'.  —  v  . 
A.   S,  ],   and   nn  hait   is  iikut  di-adly  llian   tin-  ht  nf  thr  salmon   itsrll." 

In  addition  tn  the  ;ili()\i'  I  will  (|ii(itc  hum  lln'  "Cnuipiiat  Air^Ki"  tlu-  lullnwiiii; : 
" 'rhf  \i>nii;,r  i>f  Imlh  ;.^ra>  liii.u;  and  tmul  sulU-r  ;.;iT.itly  I'riPin  the  prc--rncr  of  sainujii  in 
llu-  triliut.uivs  (if  oiii'  rnci-.,  tin.'  foinur  paituiil.uly  aix'  son;;ht  .■ilt(  r  and  takt-n  liy  tluin." 

In  an  (.■xaininatioii  of  a  iarj^'o  iiumlni'  (jf  salmon  cauLjhl  in  the  t'cnoliscol  Uiwr 
Weil'-,  ami  oiic'IkmI  in  the  I'mstoii  markets,  I  found  the  bodies  ol  smelt,  saiul  eels  ami 
caprlin,    1  '.it   no  otIuT   food.       I'..    A.    S. 


IJ.JIIUI1  ■■MUM 


212  //■////     I'lv-Kod    (I /a/    Camera. 


'■'Well,  'loin,'  said  I  lo  my  miidc,  stiir(l\-  old  Tom 
Mason,    'this    is   |)rcity   diil!    mnsic ;   wlu'rc  arc  all    llu!   fish?' 

"'I  L^i\c;  il  up,'  he  answered,  'the)  \\v\\\  rnnnini^'  in 
plenty  after  the  rain,  hnt  lor  the  life  of  me  1  can't  tell 
what  tin;  trouble  is,  iniless  the\-  ha\c  i^oue  up  to  the 
headwaters    of     the    rixcr.' 

'    'Headwaters,'    s.iid     I,    'and    hov    far    ma\-    lhe\-    he?' 

"'()h,  the  \aVv.  at  the  head  of  llu-  ri\-er  is  as  far 
up  as  the\-  can  i^ct,'  he  replied,  'and  1  Avc^uldn't  wonder 
it    they    are    all    up    there.' 

An     idea    sei/ed    me. 

"'  lorn,'  I  exclaimedl,  'can  we  ^ct  up  to  that  lake, 
handily  ?' 

"'Well,'  \\v.  replied,  'it's  a  matter  of  Ihc  miles  or  so 
through  the  woods;  it's  a  ^ood  tramp,  hut  not  a  hard 
one,    1)\'    an\'    means.' 

"''I\)m,     is    there    a    boat    on    the    lake?'     I     asked. 

"  '  Xo,  sur,  not  now,'  lu:  answereil,  '  \ve  used  to  ha\e 
a    canoe    on    it,    hut    the    ri\-er    men    smashed    it.' 

"'Sui)post'    we    tr_\-    a    rafl    on     it,'     1     continued. 

"'We  mioht  do  that,  he  said,  'or  l)etter  still,  <>-et 
one  ol  the  men  ahoiii  hen;  to  haul  a  skiff  u[)  throu-di 
the    woods.' 

"'it  that  can  he  done,'  I  answered,  'rush  It,  Tom, 
and    wc    will    tr\-   the    lake.' 


//"////     /''/v-/\Oi/    aiiii    Caiiwra. 


2  I 


o 


"Tom  (lid  '  rusli  ii.'  ami  hctOrc  ihc  lollowiui^'  (la\"  IkuI 
passed  he  had  succeeded  in  iL^ctlinii;  a  skitl  farlcd  through 
the  woods  to  llu;  ilcsired  place.  (  )n  the  da)  alter  \vt; 
inadt'    an    earl\'    start    for   a    da\'s    cxploiMtion    ol    the    lake. 

"It  was  a  prettN  L^ood  lrain|i  wy  throni^h  the  woods, 
althon^h  a  portion  ol  the  wa\'  was  ()\v\-  a  Inniher  I'oad, 
lint  we  reached  the  lake,  which  is  ahont  a  mile  in  diam- 
eter, at  an  earl)'  honr,  and,  lannchiiiL;'  the  skill,  we  hei^an 
onr  imc-sti^ation,  Tom  slowK'  I'owin^  and  1  easting'  o\cn" 
the  snrlace  as  lar  as  1  could  reach  in  all  dii'ections  as 
we    mo\'ed    alonL;-. 

"  I  he  snrlace  ol  the  water  was  co\ert:d,  here  and 
there,  with  the  U'axcs  ol  the  water  lilw  and  the  water 
was  dark  and  warm  ;  a  lew  s| lotted  or  krciok  trout  rose 
to    the    d)',    luit    nothin!.;'    came    up    worth     iiientioninL;'. 

'*\Ve   mo\-ed    about   here   and    thei-e,   t'aslin^'   ami    exam- 

inini^'  the  water,  Imt  not  a  salmon  did  we  si'e  until  we 
had  coxcretl  ■  more  than  half  of  the  whole  area,  and  1 
was  on  the  point  ol  exclaiminL;',  'I'om,  ihei'e's  no  salmon 
in  this  jiondl'  when  a  lish  darted  from  the  wati.'r  into 
the  air  and  lell  hack  with  a  mi^ht)'  splash  closet  to  the 
bow  ol  tlu;  boat;  so  close,  in  fact,  that  the  watei'  llew 
in  a  shower  o\-er  the  oarsman.  'Tom  jumped  as  if  he 
had  been  shot,  and  turned  in  his  seat  in  time  to  catch 
a    ''limuse    of    the    fish. 


2  14 


//  7///    /''/v-Roii    and    Camera. 


"'W'liat  arc  xoii  doiiiL;',  'I'oin?'  1  cxclainu'cl,  lauj^diing 
at    his    aslonishiiK'iU. 

"'I'm  all  I'iglu,'  lu-  rc'ijliud,  'onl)'  ihu  salmon  ^^•as 
trcatiiiL;"    inc    to    a    shower    hath,    that's    all.' 

"The   l(,.'a[)   of  the   tn-st   t'lsh   sccniccl   to  be  a   sij^nal   for 

the    fun    to    Ix'n'in,    ami    newr    in    all    m\'    tishin^"   experience 

had    1    seen    aiu'thin'''    likt;    it — 

SaliiiDii   III   ri^lii  (if  us, 
SaliiKiii   to   Ic't'l  (if  us, 

and  salmon  all  around  us,  leapin^'  into  the  air  in  every 
direction.  \\\'  were'  now  \cry  near  the  inlet  of  the  ri\er 
at  the  head  ol  llu;  lake,  antl  just  1)\-  a  gravelly  point 
that  made  out  into  llu;  water;  and  here  the  hsh  had 
c(^n!4reL;ated,  there  heino'  a  dee|)  hole  off  the;  point  into 
which    llu-    cold    water    trom    the    stream    al)o\e    settled. 

"  S(>nu;times  a  grilse:  or  salmon  would  leap  so  near 
tin;  boat  as  to  make  us  think  that  it  was  coming  aboard, 
and  I  actually  caught  myself  striking-  at  one  with  ni)'  rod 
while  ii  was  in  the;  air  near  me,  and  e\'en  steady,  sedate 
old  lOm  made  a  pass  at  another  with  the  !L;"alf,  so  near 
us  ditl  the  hsh  leap.  Well,  of  course,  it  was  prett)'  ex- 
citing watching  the  salmon  jumping  all  around  iis.  Some 
were  fresh-run  ami  bright;  others  had  grown  dark-colored, 
showing  that  the)'  had  been  in  the  fresh  water  some  time. 
Indian    River   is   one   of   the   earliest    in    the    Provinces,    the 


2l6 


//  'itii     I'lx-Rod    ami    C  dz/wnr. 


salmon  ascending  the  stream  and  lakini:;'  the  fly  as  early 
as  the  latter  part  ol  I'Chruarx  ;  some  of  the  old  brown 
fellows  that  we  saw  were:  undouhtedK'  amonu"  the  earliest 
ones    to    run    in. 

"Alter  a  whili;  the  V:a[)inL;-  and  splasliin^;'  ceased,  and 
then  I  began  casting  again,  and  I  kept  it  up  off  and  on, 
here  and  there,  all  da\' ;  hut,  dthoiigh  1  tried  e\-er\-  \a- 
riet\'  ot  flies,  and  fished  almost  as  man}'  wa)s,  not  a  rise 
did    1    L!-et. 

"'Tom,'  saitl  1,  as  wi;  ate  our  dinner  in  the  shade 
of  a  grt)\i;  of  maples  near  tlu;  rapids  above  the  inlet, 
'what  shall  we  do;  1  dislike;  \-er\'  much  to  gi\'e  up  try- 
ing to  rise  one  of  those  tisii,  but  the\'  arc;  d(;cidedl)'  con- 
trar\-.' 

"'Con-tra-ry  the\'  be,  and  aggrawatin,  too,'  said  Tom 
in  repK",  'but  if  we  had  a  phantom  minnow,  ami  of  the 
soft,  lioht,  elastic  ones,  we  mi<dit  make  them  sinu"  a  dif- 
ferent    song.' 

"'What!'  1  exclaimed,  'will  the)'  take  a  phantom 
minnow?  1  know  that  it  is  used  on  the  other  side  of 
the  wate' .  but  1  nexcr  lieard  of  a  salmon  taking  one  in 
America.' 

"'Oh,  )-es,'  answered  Tom,  who  had  fmislu'd  his  din- 
ner, and  was  filling  and  lighting  his  pipe,  '  1  hax'e  heard 
of    the    like,    but    not    often.       It    we    had   one   we'd    tr)-    it.' 


I'Vitli    IHy-Roii    aiic/    Camera. 


2  I 


.'1 


"'W'c  would,'  I  replied;  'it's  not  in  \w\  opinion  (;\- 
acth'  sportsniaidike,  but  1  would  out  of  curiosity  like  to 
offer  one  to  them.  1  ha\e  a  couple  down  at  the  house, 
and    wc;   will    tr\-    them    to-morrow.' 

"'Very  o'ood,'  said  rom,  'and  m;i)-  he  Axe'll  L;ct  one. 
1  have  heard  of  more  than  one  heiuL;'  taken  with  the 
phantom,  and  it  is  just  as  sportsmanlike  to  cast  it,  and 
fully   as    hard    as    it    is    the    ll\.' 

"As  he  spoke  he  ros(;  and  l)(;^an  turniuL;'  o\'er  pieces 
of  turf,  stones  and  old  1ol;s.  I  asked  him  what  he  was 
about,  and  his  W'\)\\  was:  'We'll  tr\-  a  bunch  of  worms 
on    the    bc-j4;i.^'ars,    that    is    if   )-ou    ha\"e    a    bait    hook.' 

"'Worms!  Tom,'  1  exclaimeil,  'who  excr  heard  of 
takiuL;'   a   salmon    with    auL^lc    worms?' 

"'I  ha\'e,  more  than  once,'  he  answered,  'and  we'll 
i^ivc'    these    a    tr\'.' 

"I  searched  through  my  book,  but  could  not  tmd  a 
bare    hook. 

"'[  l"!a\(;  none,  I'om,'  s.iid  1,  'but  II  \<)u  can  tind 
the  worms  1  will  cut  the  feathers  oil  one  of  m\  larj^e 
Hies.' 

"Tom  succeeded  in  tuidin^'  a  dozen  or  more  ant^le 
worms,  and  after  he  had  impaled  them  on  my  hook  I 
waded  out  into  the  rapids,  and  dropping'  tlv  bait,  let  it 
lloat    down    and    sink    into    the    deep    pool    Ix'low.        1    had 


2l8 


With    l'l\-/\od    and    i'unicni. 


iu)l  the  slightest  failh  lliai  a  salmon  would  touch  il,  bul 
1    wanuii    lo    ti'}'    tin;   cxpt.'riincin. 

"  SiuUk'iilw  when  the;  bait  liad  sunk  lour  or  li\(;  feet 
in  the  cU'cp.  dark  water,  I  fek  a  mighty  jiull,  and,  strik- 
iuLT-  1  found  1  was  fast  to  a  lari^'e  hsh.  llc;i\'ensl  liow 
that  hc'ijar  i)ull''d;  the  reel  saiiL!  out  piteousK-  w-  the  kne 
spun  out,  l»ut  the  iish  hun^;'  to  the  kottoin  and  would  not 
junip. 

"  '  lOni,'  1  t'xclainied,  'he's  a  hea\y  tish  ai^.d  a  sironi;' 
onc' ;    he    hand's   to    tlie    l)ottoni    Hkt;    all    possessed.' 

"  '  N'es,  sur,'  replied  Tom,  sucking"  a\\a\'  at  his  |)ipe, 
'  \-ou\'e    i^ot    all    )()u   can    handk',    sure.' 

"  I'Or  o\-er  a  (piartcr  of  an  hour  did  that  fish  waltz 
around  the  pool,  circlini;'  sometimes  slowlw  sometimes  with 
L;reat  speed,  hut  ne\'er  at  the  surface  where  he  could  he 
seen.  M\  wrists  were  i^rowinL;"  tired,  tor  1  had  kept  a 
strain  on  the  lish  for  all  ni)'  casting-  line  was  worth,  and 
I    l)e_L;ai\   lo   tmd    I    was  _L;x;ttinj4'  too   much   ot   a  i^ood   thin^." 

"Ves,"  interrupted  k'rere,  "it  must  lie  dull  music  to 
pla)-   a   salmon    that    nc;\er  jumps." 

"Indeed  it  is,"  remarked  William,  v.dio  was  an  eager 
listener  to  m\-  stoi'v ;  "and  it  was  a  pity  to  put  such  a 
licav)'   strain    so   lon^"   on    )()ur   nici'    rod." 

"  ^  es,"  I  replic'd,  "lait  I  was  kist  to  a  big  lish  and 
Avanted    to    sax^e    him    if    I    could.       l'"inall\-    I    told    'I'om    to 


>^  ,1 


1 


A    l.dNi;  Casi  .     (Iii>i.) 


220 


l^yUh     J-^lv-kod    and    Camcm. 


stand  by  Avitli  tlie  L^aff  and  T  would  t'ithcr  forc(>  up  the 
salmon  so  In-  could  ^alT  il,  or  part  ni\'  casiiiiL;  liiu:.  1  oni 
came  out  to  nic  with  L^a't  in  hand,  and  I  lifted  so  that 
lU)'  I'od  was  licnt  almost  ijouhlo.  The  lish  hc^an  to  yi(-'ld, 
and  drawiuL;'  ncar'^r  and  nearer  to  Tom,  tmally  came  t() 
the  sur(ac:e.  Tom,  who  was  re.uK'  to  use  the  ,L;all,  when 
he  saw  the  hsh  comiuL;'  toward  him,  shouted.  '  I  he  devil!' 
and    steppt'd    back. 

"'What's  u|),    Tom?'   1    asked,   'why  tlon't  you  L^aff  the 
salmon,    1    can  t   hold   him    this   way   Ion:.;.' 

"  ".Salmon  1'  shouted  i"om,  wh.o  had  now  seiztnl  the 
landiuL;-    net,    'it's    no    salmon    at   all     it's  a  blasted   big  eel  I' 

"'I'^ell'    I    exclaimed,    'it    must    be   a   whalel' 

"  I  L;'a\'<-'  the  beast  the  butt,  and  Tom  soon  had  the 
eel  in  the  landing  net.  It  was  almost  as  thick  as  m)- 
leg,  and  must  ha\-e  weighed  at  least  ten  poimds.  What 
a  mess  he  made!  M\'  elegant  casting  line,  one  that  I 
had  made  of  th(^  choicest  gut,  was  twistc^d  absoluteh'  into 
a    million    knots,    and    of   course   was   ruined. 

"He    kilknl    tlu;    'varmint'    and    cut    the    line    free;     it 


was    useless. 


om. 


said    I,    as    wt:    L:()t    into    tlu;    skill,    'it   ser\'es 


me    right. 
"    V 


es,    si 


he 


We    had    not! 


•epiiecl    cooll\' 
-tl 


urth(;r    to   sa\ 


ru'ued    on    an- 


//'////     I'ly-Roii    (tiid    Ciuiicm.  221 


'*J 


^'1/ 


ollur  leader  ami  ll\,  and  we  li'ied  ilie  salmon  aL;ain, 
leL;'itiinatei) ,  Init  we  could  noi  siir  ilieni,  ,ind  we  j^a\'t: 
up  the  t'i,L;'lu  carl)-  enouL;h  lo  |)ennil  u-.  lo  l;cI  out  oi 
the    woods    and    reacii    ihe    house         lore    dark. 

"  Ihe  next  k\a\  we  tried  them  a^ain,  and  the  next.  I 
expL-rimeiUed  with  llies,  phantom  minnows  and  e\cn  with 
'  ]"i()|)pers,'  hut  although  llie  salmon  maniti'sted  a  desire  to 
jump  all  arouiul  us,  the\'  showetl  no  inclination  lor  nearer 
accpiaintance,  and  we  tma!l\'  left  them  to  their  own  com- 
panionship. 

" 'Ai;;-;rawatin  (aissesi'  exclaimed  Tom,  as  we  lelt  ihem 
on  the  alternoon  ol  the;  third  tla\',  and  started  on  our  lon^' 
walk  ilown   the   mountain    I'oad." "' 

"I  la,,    ha,"    laughed     hrere.    "it    must    ha\-e    heen    Inn." 

"  l""un    lor    the    saiimon,"    adiled    William. 

"  \('s,"    1    replied,    "hut    not    loi'    us.       jhit    c-ome,    hrere, 

■•■■  I'IkiI  Milniiin  will  ri-~t'  to  tin.-  t1\  in  laki."^  and  pcmiU  i^  slinun  li\  the  t'lllow- 
in;^  fnmi  an  articU'  mi  "  (  ulliiiin;.,;  Salni  'ii  Spawn  in  M.iinf,"  puhli^iuii  in  //i!r/'..'s 
Moiilhly  M,i^.i:iih\  June,  \'^~\.  In  lix-alin^;-  dl'  \\\v  salnicin  wliii'li  wriu  liriiv^r  l<i.pt 
for  l)rcr(li-r>-  in  a  \av\.'\-  Jiond.  llu'  uriu-r  '-ax'^:  "lUifinL;  luiir  and  [ul\  liic  -.alinon 
in  tlic  pnnd  a  \'  ciin-t.intlv  iuripin^',  and  tluir  a^ililv  is  nniarlsai)lc.  (  >n  Iwn  oc- 
t'asiiins  tlu'V  lia\c  lit-i-n  sirn  in  junip  cK-ar  uwr  a  linluc  li\i'  and  imodialf  Irrt  \w^\\ 
alHi\c  the  wa'.i  r.  It  is  nut  siijipuvrd  thr\'  did  this  with  the  do^ii^n  nl  p:>sinir  the 
lied;_;e,  luit  aecidenlalU  ,  it  lieint,^  (|iiile  eiir.rnun  t(>  see  tlieni  junip  to  ;in  ecjual  liei;.;lit 
in  the  middle  of  their  iiulii-,ure,  as  tli(iu.i.;h  the  !ea[)  were  entirelv  aimless.  I  tiii'iiiv; 
the  e  ii'h  da\  s  cif  ihiir  eniirnienieiit  tlu\'  are  frei|iieiii  l\  seen  sw  iiniiiin;^-  in  m'eal  schodis 
aliniit  the'  slmres  (jf  the  p.md.  A-^  the  siiiiiiiier  ad\:inees  tlu)-  beedine  mure  euiet. 
retre.ilin;;  tii  the  dtep  waler,  not  \ei\  ileep,  li(i\ve\ei',  iCr  in  tlu-  dn)iiu;hl  nf  August 
and  Septemlier  tlie  ;.^reatest  di-pth  in  the  pMud  is  tweUe  l\-et,  and  in  the  iiielM-ure 
wlicre    the    s.dnKni    weie    kept   the   pa^t   se.ismi   uidv   nine   feet.       In    slieli   a   shalluu    poiul, 


222 


H'itli    /7r-/\Vv/    aiu^    Camera. 


let's  L;i\('  a  lew  more  casts  in  \.\\v.  pool  and  then  nio\c 
ii|)  stream  to  the  I'pper  Twin  I'ool,  where  we  will  make 
our    permanent    camp." 

"All  riL;ht."  rephed  m\-  friend,  "and  hoys,  while  we 
ai"e  fishing'  you  ma_\'  as  well  hrcik  camp  and  pack,  we 
will    mo\('    u[)    stream    soon." 

Takinii;'  our  rods  we  made  oui'  w.iy  to  the  stands  on 
the  jxxil,  I  octnipN  inj:;'  I'rere's  old  position  on  tlu:  rocks, 
and    he    taking    ni\'    former    one    ow    the    heiich. 

The  sun  had  now  ajjpeared  al)o\e  the  trees  on  the 
eastern  siile  ol   the   ri\-er  and   the  water  sparkleil   like  silver. 

in  the  shadows,  howexcr,  it  was  dark,  and  the  re- 
llections  ol  the  lolia^t-  wt're  in  the  cpiiet  nooks  as  per- 
fect  as    if   the\-    were   cast    upon    a    mirror. 

A  southwesterl)  hree/e  was  Mowini;  down  the  stream, 
anil    the    surlace    ol      he    pool     was    coxcrcd     with    dancing' 

wilh  siuh  (larl<  walrr  ami  Imllum,  111.'  siin\  lax-^  ixcrl  a  piiwnl'ul  iiilhu'iicr  in  miil- 
sunimrr.  Al  mir  tinu-  llu'  (cmin  ran  re  I'l  llu-  watri  .it  llu'  ImiIIihii  iracluil  72  !•'. 
\\  I  ibis  r\re'->i\c  Ileal  has  iki  pri'i  cpt  ll'lr  t'lTcct  mi  lllr  lu'allli  <i|  ihr  salilnai.  I  Hii'- 
iliL;  all  ibis  liiin'  ibr  sabiinn  cal  iiotbinv;.  In  laii  lIuTi'  is  lilllc  ronni  Inr  doulil 
that  lluir  slax  in  liu'  vi\rrs  is  ,inr  V^w^  I  asl ,  lasliii;.;  iVcuii  six  to  iwcUr  nic.ntbs. 
'I'luA'  llu  sri/r  llu-  spurlsnian's  ll\  .  but  it  is  )iriiliabU  nut  b  ir  llu-  puipi.sc  df  lninl, 
1)111  rallu-r  akin  In  llu-  artimi  ul  a  luiki'X'  ur  .1  bull  nisbinL;  alur  a  nil  ra;.;.  it  is 
a  i-iinininn  :piniiin  aiiinnn  sjinrtsnu-ii  that  saliiimi  \\ill  imr  risi  tu  a  ll\  in  siiij  wali-r, 
but  lliis  has  ln-iii  plainU  (lispru\ril  al  nuikspnrt.  (In  s(.'\ir.il  in'iasidns  in  May, 
Si-litniilu-r  anil  (  IrtnlK-r  llu-  trial  was  niailr  fur  llu-  piirp-isr  nf  tt-stiiiL;  llu-  iiialti-r, 
anil  till.-  salnmii  in  llu-  pmul  wrri'  Imiiul  tu  taki-  llu-  lU  uith  as  niiuli  (.-ai^i-nu  ss  as 
in  tlu'  I'aMirilL'  puuls  ul'  the  Canailiaii  salmon  -ivi-rs.  I'lu'sc  witi-.  so  far  as  known. 
Uk-    lirsl    instaiu-es    of    salmon    bcin;..;    faiii;ht    with    tlu-    ll)'    in    llu-    i'lmobsi-ol     Ui\L-r." 


//■////     /7\'-/\(>(/    (n/(/    i\viiii'(\ 


2  2  J? 


% 


ripplt's.  M\  ll\.  a  haiidsoinc  I  )iirh,iin  iMnj^cr,  al,,;litfil 
licrc  and  ilin'f  on  llif  iiool  soliK  aiul  si  luU,  and  ni\ 
n^radually  lcni_;th(iiinL;-  line  soon  pcniiittcd  inr  to  coxcr  all 
the  l)csi  walcr  ot  ihr  u|)|)i'f  halt  ol  the  pool.  Ai  length  I 
iiiadf  a  cast  onci'  the  sunken  lionldcr  in  \\\v  vk\k\\  .  wIi-tc 
the  salmon  al\\a\s  lie,  when  a  Irdi  arose  and  took  ni\ 
lure.  .\s  soon  as  he  lell  the  hai'!)  he  ,L;a\f  a  laish  and 
plunL^c    which    made    m\     reel    sin^;'    out    a    me!T\     tune. 

"Ah,  ha,"  exclaimed  William,  who  h.id  stood  heside 
me  loi'  the  pi'eeedinL;  li\<'  minutes,  "voii'Nc  a  tme  lish, 
Doctor." 

"1  think  it  is  a  salmon,'  I  i^eplied,  lilting  the  rod, 
"l)ul    he    keeps    down    like    a    Ml.;"    trout." 

"()h,  he'll  jump  cpiick  enoui^h,  no  trouble,"  said  W  d- 
liam.    and    e\-en    as    he    spoke,    with    a    wild     dart     the    tish 


tore    (low  II    the    pool,    jumpm^'    mlo    the    an'    se\-eral    tmi 


es 


ni    rapid    succession    and    trying'    to    smash    m\-   castiiiL;'    Imc 
PS    he    f(dl    hack    into    the    water    witli    a    hea\\'    si)|;ish. 


W 


lien    I    saw    the    salmon    aimm^-    h)r    the    lowei-    part 


o 


I"    the    1 


)OOl 


rememhered    with    consternation    tlie    nKb 


of  ch'ift  stuff  in   which    I'h-ere  had   lost   his  lish  ;    for    I 


knew 


that  once  in  that  mass  of  tangled  roots  and  sticks,  my 
leader  would  jjarl  likt'  a  thread.  Ihit  llii'am  had  pre- 
]Kired  for  the  possihilitN'  ol  su(~h  an  excnt,  lor  as  soon 
as    he    saw    that    I    was    fast    to    a    salmon    he    pushetl    out 


224  //'////     I'lV'Roif    ami    Cuiicra. 


Ill  the  laiKH  1(1  a  |i()ini  jiisi  al)(»\f  the  drill  wood,  aiul 
Ix'i^an  l<i  s|)la-Ji  liic  water  with  .i  |ta<ldlt',  so  .is  to  turn 
the  s.iliiKin  awa_\,  and  the  plan  siu-cccdcd,  the  tish  swcia- 
\n'^  suddciil)  asi<lc  and  darting-  across  the  |)o(tl  aua\'  ti'oni 
the  disturliaiu  (■  that  the  L^ni'l*'  w.is  niakiiiL;  in  ihc  water, 
and     hnalU     retiming;    lo    his    first     position. 

Keeling  in  iiili  the  utinosi  rapidit)',  1  soon  had  a 
taut  hiif  on  him  aL;ain,  and  thin  lilting'  on  the  ro<l  1  tried 
to  raise'  him,  \i)\'  I  hke  to  keep  a  sahiion  mo\inL;.  ll  is 
all  wry  Ime  to  stand,  accordiiit^'  to  the  ideas  ol  some, 
with  a  cloid)led  up  rod,  lor  hall  <ui  hour,  wailini.;  tor  ihe 
lish  to  stii';  hut  ii  is  had  polic\.  Tin;  salmon  tires  hut 
\vv\  little  indeech  so  lon^'  as  he  IS  still,  no  matler  how 
stroUL^'  a  lilt  )()u  put  on  him,  and  such  .i  lon^'  continuctl 
strain  loosens  the  hoM  (I  the  hook  sometimes  to  a  lata! 
extent. 

I  tound  that  my  salmon  was  as  immoxahle  as  if  he 
weri'  anchored;  and  it  was  necessar\  lor  me  to  ti"\  other 
expcHlienls.  .Sometimes  a  tew  turns  ol  the  reel,  il  it  has 
a  strong  click,  will  cause  the  lish  to  mo\i',  and  a  coupk; 
of  smart  hiows  on  the  hiitt  ol  the  rod  with  a  stone  or 
liuntmL;"  knile  telegraphs  dow  •■  the  lin<'  that  he  is  waiUec! 
"out    ol     that." 

1  tried  lioth,  l)ut  melYectually,  the  tlsh  I'xidentK-  l)e- 
iiig  cither   in   a  sulk\    mood,   or  else   busily  eiii^ai^eel    in   ti'}- 


r-K  <•, 


'  •«  ^yfi. 


■♦»,/• 


0 


226  /AV///     /''/v-/\(>(/    <f//(/    Caiii'i 


v. 


Ini^'  Lo  mil  (lui  i!  .■  hook  ai^'ainst  a  sioiic  on  the  hottoni. 
W'c  tin.ilU'  si;'j't((l  him  h\  throwing  a  toiiplc  of  pchhics 
in  llic  water  o\ii-  liim,  when  with  a  iiu:_;hl\  leap  aiul  run 
lie  iiKvlc  lor  the  rapids  al  ihic  foot  ot  ihc  pool.  As  \\v. 
(hirtctl  through  the  water  tht-  caslin:^'  line  stiaick  against 
two  othei-  salmon,  and  at  one  time  three  hsh  wer(>  in  tin.- 
air  simultani  (uisly.  It  \\;is  a  si^ht  that  would  rouse  an 
anchorite,    and    \\\\    ner\cs    tairl\-    tingled. 

M  \'  lish.  L;i'c.itl\'  to  ni\'  satishu'tion.  a\'oided  the  drill 
tangle,  and  L;i\inL;'  Idni  the  Imtt  I  i'estr;iine(l  him  so  that 
he  tUl'Iled  hat'k  into  ihe  deep  water  ol  the  pool  and  l)C- 
;;ap.    firelin^'    ahout    as    if    done    tor. 

"Ah,    ha,"    exclaimed    William,     "he's    llr.i^hed." 

1)U'  theri'  was  still  a  ^ood  deal  ol  li^ht  lelt  in  him, 
as  three  Ol"  joui'  leaps  plainh'  testified.  ilow  heautitul 
he  was  a^  he  llashed  in  the  aii',  throwing  the  watei'  li'om 
him  in  ^loheAs  of  siKei'  as  the\'  s|);n'kled  in  the  sun! 
W  hat  other  senr-,ation  is  there  to  the  sportsman  ecpial  to 
the  feel  of  a  salmon  on  the  j)owerful  \'el  pliant  i'o(.l  ' 
None;  there  is  positi\el\  none  to  coinjj.j.-e  with  it.  I 
luue  tiaed  almost  e\cr\  thm^'  with  I'od  and  ^un,  hut  with 
nothiuL;'  else  ha\c  I  e\cr  felt  that  thrill  of  intense  ,md  en- 
j()\al)lc  excitement   that    I    feel    in    fiL^hiiuL;'  the  ro\al   salar. 

"Weil,  1  )ocior,"  saiil  krere,  who  had  crossed  the  i-i\-er 
and   now   ^-tood   heside   me,    "that's  a   prett\    li\cl\'   fish." 


228 


It'lfli     riv-l\(Hf    (!//(/    (^uiirnr. 


"  ^  cs,  1  replied,  "he  ccrtainlx'  keeps  liis  sli'en^ili  up; 
I  caiinol  iiiulerstand  \\h\  il  is  that  he  holils  out  so  well, 
h.e    seems    as    sH'ohl;    as    e\cr." 

"v)h,  lie's  liooked  in  th(;  t()Ui;h  gristle  of  the  lip," 
replied  I'l'cre,  "and  xonr  line  does  not.  di'own  him  ai.  all, 
lor    his    mouth    is    closed    all    the    time." 

"Ai'e    N'ou    sure?" 

"  Certainl)-,"  he  answered;  he  jumped  iust  ahreast  of 
me    once,    and    1    saw    the    lly    plainl\'    outside    his    mouth." 

"Well,  okl  tellow,"  1  said,  apostrophi/iuL;'  the  salmon 
that  still  displa\ed  a  desire  to  in\c-;tiL;ate  tiie  stratum  ol 
air  al)o\c  the  surface  ol  the  pool,  "it  xou  are  hooked 
loul  We'll  see  what  the  old  rod  sa\s  akout  it  ; '  anil  at 
the  uoi'd  I  kci^an  liltiuL^-  for  all  the  casting'  line  would 
stanil. 

I  he  tish  tlid  not  take  kindl)  to  this  treatment  and  he- 
L^'an  a  series  of  caxortin^s  all  over  the  pool  that  showed 
he  was  still  ANorth  a  j^ood  man\'  dead  ones.  1  lere  one 
moment,  thert-  the  next;  sometimes  skimming  the  sui'face, 
attain  hu^L^inL;'  the  kottom,  and  leapini_;  as  well  as  exci,  he 
kejtt  up  the  tiiL.;'ht  loi'  a  L;ood  half  houi',  and  m\-  wrists 
fairly  ached.  luit  at  length  the  jiki)  L^rcw  less  ('ner^ctic, 
as  the  tish  slowly  became  e.\hau^ted,  and  tinaiis  he  laid 
on  his  side  and  allowed  the  L;aff  to  land  him  hi^h  and 
dr\     upon    the    shore. 


230 


iVitli     l'l\-l\od    ami    dviicra. 


A    t^ood    L'i_t;htc'L'n-|)()un(l(,T  I "    exclaimed     lliram,    hold- 


ine^    up    the    prize 


ami    a    fresh-run    t'lsh    at    that. 


Sec. 


sau 


I    1- 


re  re; 


It 


iust   as    I    saitl,    the   hook    i^ 


tirndy    ind)edded    in    the    lip. 


\' 


es, 


It    IS    so, 


answered,    wipui^'   ott    the    perspira- 


tion from  \w\  forehead  and  face;  "he  Avas  well  hooked, 
hut  it  was  in  a  wa\-  that  <^ave  him  all  his  streUL^th  to 
fiil^ht    with." 

"Well,  L^-entlenien,"  said  William,  "I  suppose  that  ther(^ 
is  no  fishing-  here  for  a  while  a^ain,  and  we  ma\-  as  well 
pack    and    start." 

"  \  es,"  I  replietl,  "|)ick  some  L^reeii  houghs  and  hrakes 
and  co\'er  u])  the  tish  in  the  how  of  the  cancx-  awa\'  from 
the  sun,  load  u|)  and  come  on.  Mr.  I'rere  and  I  will 
start    ahead." 

In  a  few  minutes  my  frientl  and  I  shouldered  our 
rods,  and  with  i^^aff  and  landiuL;'  net  we  started  up  the 
stream,  movim^'  pretty  rapidl)",  hut  castini;-  a  tl)-  here  and 
there,  when  a  hunch  of  sea  trout  matle  the  waters  ^listen, 
pickini;;  out  a  few  for  our  dinner,  hut  not  makiuL;'  any 
(^reat  effort.  In  fact  the  sun  was  too  hri^ht  for  ^ood 
fishing,  if  we  had  worked  e\tr  so  well.  .So,  enli\(,'ninn' 
our  tra.mj)  with  slori(_'s  of  llood  and  held,  discussions  in 
natiu"al  histor\-,  and  occasional  pauses  when  some  rare  hird 
or    llower   oi"    wild    phmt    met    our    L;a/e,    we    kept    ahead    of 


//  'itii    I'lv-Roii    aiici    (  aiiicra. 


231 


f 


the  canoe  tor  a  loiv^'  stretch.  ()ur  L,ai!(U's  found  the  water 
very  shaHow,  and  during'  a  ^ood  sh;ire  of  the  tinu;  the\' 
were  ohh<4'ed  to  uatU',  haidin_u;'  \.\\v.  canoe  ()\c'r  tht:  shoals 
and   up   the'  rapiils. 

( )ccasion;ill\'  we  found  a  ^'ood  stretch  of  dccj)  water, 
where"  we  couhl  all  take  to  tiie  hoat,  Imt  for  the  i^reater 
portion  of  the  distance;  W(;  did  net  de|)end  upon  it  at  all. 
It  was  ai)out  one  o'clock  when  we  readied  the  ra|)ids  at 
the  1)1:.;"  Rock  Pool;  hew  \\t;  found  that  the  water  was 
too  deep  for  wadiuL^,  and  we  clinihed  al)oai'd  the  canoe 
ritj^ht    ^ladlw 

In  this  pool,  as  wc;  passed  o\ci'  it,  we  coiuUed  o\'er 
ihirtx'  salmon,  and  the  pii  .nise  seemed  ^ood  tor  i^reat 
sport  ahead;  this  pool  beino'  next  below,  and  oid)'  about 
twentN'  or  thirt)'  rods  tlistant  from  that  at  w'lich  we  pro- 
posed to  make  our  permanent  cairip,  the  two  pools  beini;' 
i^^cnerally  di'si^'nated  as  the  Twin  Pools,  and  indi\'iduall\' 
as  the:  I'pper  and  the  Lower.  We  lantled  on  the  beach 
betweeii  tlie  two  pools,  and  walked  up  to  a  erox  .  at  a 
point  near  the:  rapids,  which  wc  selected  foi-  our  tentiuL;- 
place,   and   here   the;  euides  se)e)n    joine'd    us   with   the   eane)c. 

He-re:  was  te)  be  our  home  camp  tor  a  numbe'r  e)f 
ela\'s,  its  positie)n,  Kin^''  as  it  eliel  with  se'xo'al  of  the  be'st 
pools  on  the:  ri\e'r  both  al)o\  e:  anet  below  it,  beiiiL;-  most 
fa\e)rable.       Dinne'r   was,    of    course',    the    fn-st    ihinL;    to   etc- 


232 


IVitli    Fly- Rod    and    (\vucra. 


inand  our  altciuion,  ami  a  royal  one  it  was.  W  c  met 
it  with  appetites  sucli  as  no  one  hut  a  sportsiiKin  knows 
an\tliinL:"  ahout,  and  1  xcnturi;  to  sa\'  that  th(!  !'ran(U:st 
ban(|uct  vwv  strxcd  could  not  iia\c  hccn  more  cnjoxablc 
tlian    tliat    dinner. 

After  tile  meal  had  been  attended  lo,  Iliram  look  all 
our  best  lish  to  a  st;ttler's  house  about  a  mile  from  the 
ri\-er,  where  lu:  A\as  to  take  a  team  and  earr)'  the  lish 
to  our  triends  ,it  the  liotel  at  the-  shore.  Two  handsome 
salmon,  and  about  thirt}'  very  nice  trout,  matle  a  prett)' 
L^ood  load,  and  we  knew  tiie\'  would  be  full)-  appreciated. 
He  had  ahead  of  him  a  h)nL;'  ride  t)f  t\vent\'  miles,  and 
would  not  rejoin  us  that  nis^ht,  l)ut  lie  (expected  to  be 
al)l(;  to  be  with   us  au^ain   before  sunrisi:  tlu;   next   morning;'. 

.After  a  short  rest  krerc;  and  I  be^an  to  cut  hem- 
lock boughs  for  our  Ix'd,  while  William  cleared  a  tentiiiL;' 
j)lace,  made  tlu:  camp  and  collectetl  a  liberal  sui)ply  of 
fire  wood  We  worked  steadil)',  but  tlie  sun  was  well 
o\er  the  western  forest  b(.;f(>re  e\'er)thiny  was  ri'ad)-  for 
the  ni_i;ht.  A  comf(M"tal)le  camp  it  was,  and  situated  in 
a  most  delightful  location.  The  tent  was  pitched  on  a 
slight  accli\ity,  a  couple;  ot  roils  from  the  river.  Across 
the  wide  pool  \\as  the  base  of  a  his^h,  steep  liill,  and 
directU'  opposite  the  camp  a  lar^e  brook  em[Jtied  its  cool 
sparklmj;    water   into   the    river.      At   the   hc^ad    of   the   pool 


i'- 


234 


//'////     I'l\-I\oii    and    ('(inicm. 


;i  scries  of  rapids  tlowcd  with  iinccasinL;'  son^',  coxH.'riiiL;' 
llu.'  sLirfacc;  of  the  pool  wiih  tl  iks  of  snow-white  loam  ; 
at  the  foot  another  series  of  rapids  added  its  chorus  to 
the  music  ol  th(t  faUs  al)o\c.  Around  in  all  directions 
la)'    an    almost    unhroktn    loi'esi. 

After  our  work  was  Imished  I'fere  and  I  took  our 
rods  and  hei^aii  casting'  at  the  head  ol  lh(;  pool,  hut  not 
a  salmon  ileis^neil  to  notice  our  llies,  although  wc;  pick(,;d 
out  a  few  trout  for  supper.  We  had  no  better  luck  in 
the  po;)l  below  us,  although  we  knew  that  thert;  were  a 
i^rreat  man)'  salmon  within  its  hoiulers.  We  tlid  not  re- 
lin(|uish  our  ellorts,  howe\er,  and  it  was  onl\'  when  twi- 
liiL;ht  came  on  and  the  ^uich;  announced  ihdt  supper  was 
read\,  that  we  oa\c  up  in  disgust,  and  returned  to  camp. 
( )ur  poor  success  did  not  pre\ent  us  from  doinu;'  full  jus- 
tice to  our  e\-eninL;'  meal,  and  the  frai^mient  society  would 
have  had  \cry  unsatisfactor\'  pickinL;s  with  the  remnants 
we    left. 

"  l-'rere,"  saitl  1,  as  I  lighted  m)'  pipe  and  seated 
myself  on  an  old  root  that  thrust  itself  out  in  the  most 
accommodatini;  manner  for  m\-  support,  "there  are  salmon 
in  j)lent\',  but  1  am  alraid  we  shall  haxc  a  prett\'  slim 
showing-  unless  there  is  rain  tmough  to  raise  the;  ri\er 
and    color    it." 

"1    aj^ree    with    \ou,    full),"   he    replied.    "  th(;   water   !.': 


//  'itii    hlv-Roii    and    (  aincni. 


235 


so  bright  up  here  that  it  is  ahnost  impossil)!)-  lo  keep 
out    of    sight     o(     the     tisii     ;i!i(!     cast     into    the     pools." 

"()li.  \c  ina\  get  an  odd  one  now  and  then,"  said 
William,  who  was  l)us\-  an-anging  thi;  camp  lire  for  the 
night,  "hut  the  \\atcr  is  too  clear  altogether  for  hig  lish- 
in<''.  1^0  N"U  remember.  1  )octor,  the  luck  \'e  had  with 
)()ur    lioston    frientl    alter    the    big    rain    last    \(.'ar?" 

''^'es,"  1  r»'plied,  "that  was  a  da)'  l"iig  to  be  re- 
membered, lor  rarel)  iloes  an  amateur  have  such  luck  as 
that."' 

"What  ^\as  it?"  asked  brere,  who  was  reclining  near 
the    lire,    "ti'll    me    about    it." 

"()h.  there  is  nothing  to  tell  of  an\-  c()ns(,"C|uence,"  1 
answert'd,  "beyond  what  has  fallen  to  the;  e.\[)erience  of 
c\'er\'  lisherman  ;  ni)'  friend  expressed  the  desire  to  come 
up  the  rixcr  with  me,  and  see  me  kill  a  salmon.  '.See 
me   kill    one,'    1    said   to    him,    'wh\'   not    kill    one    xourself?' 

"'()h,  it's  out  of  the  cpiestion,'  he  answered,  '1  have 
had  hardl)-  an\-  experience  in  casting,  and  shouldn't  know 
what  to  do  with  a  salmon  e\'en  it  1  hooked  one,  suppos- 
ing my  tackle  should  hold  him,  which  I  \-er\'  much  doubt 
it   woultl.' 

"  '  \\\;'ll  see  about  all  that,'  1  answered,  'we'll  have 
the  canoe  hauled  up  to  the  settk-ment  near  the  ri\-er  to- 
night,   and    we'll    take    an    earl)-    start    to-morrow    morning 


236 


//'////    I'ly-Kod    and    Lanicm, 


and  drive  up  in  the  uppci'  pool  ;  ilicrc  we'll  lake  the 
canoe  and  run  down  ilu;  ri\t'r.  tishin^  all  the  pools,  of 
coursi',  on  the  wa\  ilown.  The  rains  have  hi'oiii^lu  up 
llu:   ri\er   in    ^ood    shape,   ami    \\v.  oul^Iu   lo    L,et  some   lish.' 

"'I'd  like  nolhiiiL;  IxUer,'  he  replied,  'hul  I  think 
that  seeing  _\<)u  lish  will  he  enough.  1  think  1  will  not 
earr\     in\     rod.' 

"  '  XonsiMise,'  I  said,  'you  are  ^oIul;'  to  kill  a  salmon 
to-morrow,    so   you    ma\    .is    well    li\    your    tackle    lo-da\'.' 

"Although  m\'  Irieml  (.lid  not  se-em  \ery  hopeful  .is 
lo  his  ability  to  Ii,l;Iu  a  sahiK-n,  he  was  Imally  prexaileel 
upon  to  take  his  tackle  alom;,  and  we  siarti'tl  at  day- 
hreak  on  our  Ioul;  drive.  W'e  reaclu'd  the  ri\er  at  this 
point,  .ind  it  did  not  lake  us  lon^;'  to  ^ct  started  down 
sli'eam,  one  o(  tlu;  guides  in  ihe  how  of  the  canoe,  the 
othei-  in  the  stei-n,  and  m\-  friend  and  m_\self  in  the  miil- 
dlc,  1  here  was  enoiiL;h  water  to  carr)'  us  comloriahK', 
.md  we  slid  down  the  i-apids  lo  the  Loiil;'  Pool  in  ^ood 
st\l(,'.  llere  we  found  our  tirst  salmon.  W'c  h;ul  put 
m\'  friend  through  his  lessons  so  wt-ll  in  the  upper  pool 
thai    he    was    now    casting-   cpiite   a   decent    Il_\. 

"  '  Xow,'  said  1,  as  we  stepped  ashore  at  llu;  head 
of  the  pool,  'Noii  are  \w\  L;uesl  to-day,  and  1  want  \'ou 
lo  i^el  a  fish  ;  l)c;;^in  lu:re  at  ihe  head  ami  cast  carefull)', 
anil    \"ou    will    rise    one,    sure." 


//'////    I'lv-Roii    (ii/(f    CmiicriL 


23' 


"lie  (lid  not  seem  (»\iT-saiiL;uinc,  l>iil  licL^iiii  (.'astiiv^', 
wc.  of  course,  loolsiiiin'  on,  and  li\-  itu-  I'.pir,  he  did  rise 
a  nicf  salmon,  akhoii^h  he  ilid  not  hook  him.  Wdl,  he 
was  just  the  wildest  man  I  e\-ei*  saw;  tiie  perspii-ation 
started  on  him  and  he  was  all  of  a  tremor." 
"  lUiek  U'\'ei',  he\'?"  ([ueried  i'rere. 
"  \(),    salmon    fe\c-,"    I     replied. 

"  M\'  lri(,'nd  insisted  upon  it  that  1  shoidd  try  lor 
the  t'lsh,  tleclariiiL;'  that  it  would  he  folly  for  him  to  at- 
temi)t  killing;;  it,  etc.  To  all  of  which  1  answered:  'No, 
sir!  !))•  all  the  rules  ol  anglers,  as  _\ou  rose  that  salmon 
he  is  yours.  W'l'  will  wait  a  lew  minutes,  and  then  you 
must    ti"\    him    aijain.' 

"lie  llnall)'  consented,  and  in  ;i  short  time  he^an 
casting'  ai^ain,  and  at  the  third  cast  he  hooked  the  tish. 
ll(,'a\'ens,  what  a  )-ell  he  let  out  as  the  salmon  siartetl 
on  the  run.  M)'  friend  had  a  poor  altaii'  tor  ;i  reel,  and 
it  woukl  not  reiuk'r  half  deceiulw  so  that  it  kept  all 
hands  prett)'  husy  in  shoutin^;  to  him  how  to  manai^c. 
When  the  lish  leapetl  wi?  shouted  to  him  to  drop  the 
point  of  his  rod,  ami  when  the  line;  was  taut  a^ain  we 
told  him  how  to  handle  ii:.  The  water  in  the  rapids 
was  making;'  a  eood  dc;al  of  noise  that  da),  1  reiuemher, 
so  that  we  luul  to  use  our  vocal  organs  to  the  best  of 
our    abilit\',    aiul    ;ilto<jetli"r    it    was    a    prett\'    li\-el\'    time. 


1 


23H  //'////    I'ly-Roii    (UiJ    (dincm. 


Well,  .IS  iLiOod  luck  would  have  il,  after  (|uite  a  fis^dit  he 
savt'tl  the;  fish,  and  I  iu:\er  saw  a  man  more;  dcliL^hted 
in  m\'  life  than  l,c  was  when  ilir  ^alt  hrouglu  the  sil- 
ver)'   |);'i/.e    ii|)    on    the    hcaih. 

"'('lood  enough,'  1  exclaimed  lo  him,  'how  do  you 
like    il    as    far    as    you'\(;    .^oi.'' 

"'Like;  it  I'  he  repeated  excitedl)-,  'I  ne\-er  knew  what 
sport  was  helore,  I  am  |)erte(tl\  delij^'hted,  for  it's  some- 
thing; 1  ha\c  always  loni^inl  lor,  luil  ne\er  expecte-el  to 
attain.' 

"  '  \'(;s,'  I  I'eplied,  "there  is  nothing  like  il,  and  I  ex- 
pect )()U  will  now  want  a  salmon  ri\c'i-  all  to  yourself; 
hill,  come  on,  w<''ll  i^et  into  ihe  canoe  ami  try  h)r  an- 
olluM'  lish  in  the  next  pool;  we  haxcn't  ^ot  throuL;h  \et 
1)\'    an\'    means.' 

"'I'm  satistiet!,'  he  exclaiim'd,  iiettim^'  into  the  hirch  ; 
•\'ou  must  take;  Nour  turn  now,  and  1  will  he  a  looker-on 
the     rest    of    the    da_\.' 

"'Not  much,'  1  replietl  ;  )()u  are  compain  to-day,  as 
1  l)eh)r(;  stated,  and  you  shall  have  the  hrst  chance  at 
tin;     hest     pools.' 

"\\\;11,  to  make  a  short  storN"  of  it,  \\c  fished  all  the 
pools  down,  and  when  wx;  reachetl  tlu;  mouth  of  the  river 
we  had  n\e  salmon  and  aliout  fort\'  pounds  ol  splendid 
sea    trout.       My    friend,    Avho    had    had    the    post    of    honor 


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//  'itii    J'/v-/\Oi/    and    Cauicm. 


aloni;'  down,   killctl  thrct*  of  the  salmon,   wliilc    I    conlcntcd 
niNsclf    \s\\\\    the    otluT    two." 

"  N'cs,  it  was  a  tmc  da) 's  sport,"  said  William,  wh.rn 
I  had  finished,  "and  the  hcst  ot  il  was,  not  a  lish  was 
lost." 

"No,  not  one,"  1  ac'deJ. ;  "it  was  a  line  run  of  luck 
to  sa\'e  e\ery  hsh ;  far  iliffe'-cnt  from  that  which  1  had 
on  the  da\'  followinLi',  duriiis''  which  1  was  last  to  si.v  sal- 
mon    ami    did    not    kill    one." 

"\'es,    that   was    hard    luck,    altOL(etht;r,"   saitl    William. 

"  Well,  we  ha\(;  to  take  it  as  ii  comes,"  saiil  krere, 
])hilos()|)hicall\',  "if  is  the  uncertaiiU)'  which  attends  sal- 
nion  tishim;'  that  ^ixcs  it  a  j^reat  part  of  its  fascination  ; 
if  we  were  al\va\s  sure  ol  our  lish,  the  sport  would  soon 
become    cloying." 

"^'es,"  I  acUled,  "it  i^•  not  onl)-  the  uncertaint)'  of 
killiuL,^  the  fish  after  he  is  hooked  that  makes  the  sport 
so  attractix'e,  but  the  uncertaint)'  of  hooking-  him  at  all 
has    its    weight." 

"True;  enough,"  re])lied  JM-ere,  "a  salmon  is  attrac- 
tixt;  larL;'el)-  throu_L;h  its  caprices.  liow  man\-,  man)  da\s 
have;  I  jKissed  working"  ox'er  pools  that  1  knew  contained 
the   fish,    without   i^'ettini;'   a   rise." 

"  \'es,  and  isn't  it  aL;<^ra\'atinL;,"  asked  William,  "to 
know  thi\'  are  tlu:re,   bi.t  tlon't  cai'e  a  pin   for   \()ur  llies?" 


//'////     riv-Rod    and    Caiiirm. 


241 


"  \\(\  nolifcd  iliat  when  salmon  arc  jiiinpinL;'  imicli 
the)'  iK-vcr  lak(^  the  ll_\'  in  any  watiT,"  said  hrcrt.',  alter 
a    short    pause. 

"  \  ('s,  it's  the  case,"  remarked  W'ilham,  "llie\-  iisu- 
ah)-    won't    'take'    \\v\\    wiu-n    the\'i-c    IcapiiiL^." 

"  I  think  that  e\'er\-  tisherman  has  noticed  it,"  I  re- 
phecL  "  I  once  cast  for  se\-eral  hours  on  two  or  three 
pools  on  the;  Ini^ram  Ri\-er,  in  Xo\a  Scotia,  ox'er  and 
fairl)'  amid  jumping-  sahnon,  lish  that  were  leaping-  and 
splashing-  all  the  time,  hut  tlu-\-  would  not  touch  the  llies, 
althouL^h    I    trieil   e\er\"  \ari"t)'   on    them." 

"  1  )id  \ou  ever  ha\e  the  salmon  'le()'  at  the  ll)-  in 
sport    like;    a    ti'out,    without    taking-    it?"    asked    William. 

'■  \  es,"  I  answered,  "and  I  know  of  nothiuL;"  more  ex- 
citiitL;-  and  exasperalin!,;-.  I  rememher  a  particular!)'  mail- 
deniniL;'  instance  on  the  M.ir^aree  in  Cajx'  ISreton.  I  was 
fishino-  that  splendid  pool  called  the  Ih'ook  Pool  ahout 
two  miles  below  the  settlement  at  Xorthea.st  Mar<'aree. 
it  is  lonn",  deep  and  wide,  and  famous  for  sea  trout  and 
salmon.  At  its  head  the  ri\-er  llows  o\(r  steep  rapids, 
and  imnu'diatel)'  ])elow  them  a  lar<;'e  hrook  joins  it,  pour- 
iiii^'  in  a  ^eiierous  suppl)'  ot  t-ool,  cleai*  water;  at  the; 
junction  of  tin;  hrook  and  ri\'er  tht;  pool  is  \er\'  deep, 
aittl  there;  is  a  hi^;'  v(V\\  two  L;ood  casts  in  width  which 
w'hii'ls   and   swii'ls  ahout   in   a   li\-el\-   manner.       In    ih.is  edtU', 


242 


With     riv-Rod    nini    ('(inwnr. 


aiui  on  cacli  side  aiv.l  hclow  it,  ihc  sahnon  love  to  lie, 
aiul    mail}-    an    cxcitilinL.';    li^lu    ha\(;    its    short's    Axitncsscd. 

"  I  ^^■as  iishin^'  the  pool  early  in  the  morning-  on  the 
occasion  that  I  refer  to,  and  e\"er\thinL;'  seemed  rii^ht  for 
a  L^ood  da\  s  sport;  there  had  Ix-en  a  smart  r.iin  on  the 
preceding"  da\',  and  the  water  was  well  colored  and  run- 
nwv^  stronL^'.  1  had  maiU.  hut  a  few  casts  when  a  lari^'e 
sea  trout  took  m\'  [\\\  and  it  splashed  around  consiiier- 
al)l\'  before  i  could  land  it.  It  sj)oiled  m\'  ll\,  and  I 
was    obliijc'd    to    change    it." 

"  Nothins^'  wuss  nor  sea  trout  to  spile  llies,"  said  Wil- 
liam, sententiousK',  as  I  paused  lor  a  moment  to  appl\" 
some  "intnient"  to  m\  neck,  face  and  hands,  tlie  mid<_;-es 
ha\inL;'    become    sa\;i^'e. 

"\'es,"  added  I'rei'e,"  "theil'  sharp,  needle-like  teeth 
ruin  a  L^ootl  ll\,  and,  it  I  can  lu'l|)  it,  1  nexcr  hook  one 
with    a    salmon    Il\,    it    costs    too    nnuh." 

"While  1  was  chan^iiiL^'  m\-  tlie^;,"  1  continued,  "1 
stepped  back  npon  tlu;  beaih,  and  allei-  a  n<'W  lly  was 
on  I  stopped  to  lis^ht  my  pipe,  wiih  v\\  back  to  tin- 
pool,  when  suddeidy  1  heard  a  loud  splash.  I  urnin^;  on 
the  instant  1  saw  th<'  cii'cles  on  tlu;  water  where  a  hea\  )■ 
fish    hati    exidentl)-    just    sunk    in    the    middle    ol    the    edd\-. 

" '.\h  I  m\'  beaut\,'  I  exclaimed,  "i  thought  \i'ii  were- 
there,    let's    try    for   a    better   actpiaintance.' 


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244 


//'////     /'ly-l\od    and    Caiucni. 


"  1  waded  oiii  asjain  aiul  l)t"'an  castin;/,  and  was  soon 
lasl  to  a  lar^c  fish,  which  [)r()\i'tl  to  In;  a  lour-pound  rcd- 
s|)()Llcd  hrook  trout.  'IMic  current  was  so  strong;'  antl  the 
fish  so  hea\\'  that  1  could  not  |)re\cnl  it  I'roni  rushini;' 
into  the  hest  part  ot  the  pool,  when  in  a  twinklini^  lour 
salnioii  juniixHl  into  the  air  almost  sinuiltaneouslw  proh- 
al)l\'  haxini^  been  siirnd  up  l)\'  the  casting'  line  striking 
them    as    the    ti'out    dashed    in    their    mitlst. 

"W'lu-u,  what  a  "kiik  up"  the)'  nuule.  One  was  a 
suiall  lish  onl\'  ot  ahout  eight  pounds  we'ight  ;  two  weie, 
1  should  judge,  iiiiout  t\\\  l\'e  pounds  each,  and  the;  other 
was  an  olil  patriai'ch  ot  al)out  thirt\  pouuils.  Now,  tlu're 
is  not  another  pool  in  tlu'  Dominion  that  is  hotter  than 
that  oiH;  to  kill  a  salmon  in,  and  1  was  just  wild  to  tr)- 
conclusions  wuh  the  big  one.  I  landetl  that  trout  in  the 
shortest  possible  time,  antl  putting  on  a  large  bright  tl\' 
on  account  of  the  dt'pth  and  color  ot  tlu'  water,  I  b(,'gan 
casting  again.  I  worki'tl,  1  should  think,  a  good  (juarter 
ol  an  hour,  but  not  a  rise;  rewardi'd  \w\  ettorls.  I  then 
changed  tor  a  big  show\'  siKer  doctor  that  1  bought  ol 
Scribner,    ol    St.    |ohn. 

"I'hat  stcU'ted  the  salmon,  antl  such  fun  as  the\-  had 
with  me!  .Sometimes  one  would  come  up,  anil  often  two 
at  a  time;  tlu\  leaped  all  a.rounel  tlu'  ll\  and  over  it, 
and    the    big    one    ;ictuall\     jumped     into    the    air    after    It; 


•^-1 


y 


y. 


246 


//'////     I'l\'-Rod    ami    C  anicm. 


\\\v\  cju ortcd  around  there  for  a  loiii^-  tiinc  plaj-inn-  with 
the  lly,  hut  (h(l  not  oti'rr  to  take  it.  This  was  (|uit(;  a 
n(;w  cxpc^rieiicc  with  iiic  \w  sahiion  ("ishiiiL;,  aithouL;h  1  had 
st'cn    trout    plax'   the    same    ca[)crs. 

"Well.  I  held  that  pool  the  cntiR;  dav,  chansj-insj-  Hies 
and  casting',  and  rcstini;-  it,  in  the  \ain  expectation  of  t^c't- 
tini;-  one  of  the  fish.  .Se\eral  times  durini^  the  chi)-  did 
they  repeat  Hieir  niorninL;'s  [)erforinance,  and  tlu;  hi^-  one- 
was  just  as  phi\hil  as  the  others;  hut  greatly  to  my  dis- 
iL^ust  1  ImaUy  had  to  abandon  tlie  pool  and  its  ca[)ricious 
inhabitants,    and    l^o    hoiiK',    'a    sadder   yt't    wiser    man.'" 

"Alter  all.  Doctor,"  exclaimed  hVcre,  lacij^'hin^-,  ''\"ou 
had    'the   air   and    exercise,'    as   your   friend    used    to    sa\-." 

"lie  had  that,  indeed,"  added  William,  chuckling",  "a 
whole  day  at  it  witliout  hookini;-  a  sahnon,  it  ouoht  to 
cure  dyspepsia;  but  what  sort  of  a  ri\-(M-  is  the  Mar^-aree 
that  you  hax'e  spoken  about  so  man\-  times?  I  should 
think    it    must    be    fine." 

"It  i:-^  a  tme  river."  I  replied,  "one  of  tlie  best  in 
the  Dominion,  if  the  spear('rs  and  netters  would  let  it 
alone." 

"'I'hat  would  be  a  p:ood  thinL;'  for  excry  river."  said 
iM'ere,  "if  it  could  be  l)roui^ht  about;  but  I  fear  that  is 
not    to    l)e    hope'd    for." 

"It    is    so,"    said    William,    "there's    no    real    wav    to 


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(Tuard  a  river  c,'\cc[)t  1)\  canipiiii^-  on  ihr  pools,  .uid  I 
ha\X'  even  luvird  ot  iicllcrs  s\vc!ej)inL;-  llicm,  with  a  part)- 
tcinin_L;  on  ihcir  hanks.  lUii  U'll  us  ahoul  Cape:  Breton. 
I've    heard    there's    line    farms    tlierc." 

"  I  here  are,"  I  rephecK  "and  if  Mi\  I""rere  is  not  too 
sh'cpN,  I  will  use  up  an  hour  on  that  islantl  before  we 
retire," 

"()n  the  contrary,"  said  I'rere,  "I'm  not  at  all  sleepy, 
and  1  would  \-er\-  much  like  to  hear  about  our  eastern 
'  l)lue    Xose'    islantl,'' 

William  ti\c;d  the  lire,  and  then  refilled  and  li^dited 
his  pipe.  1  took  a  Iresh  ci*^ar,  settled  m)sell  comfort- 
abl),    and    began. 


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.\l,iil    1      >\liM\      .\.Mi     I'li.VI..  lill       M'll  l-..^>     Ml       nil.     hNliSI.V      1   IMI       ll.Mill- 

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WIIIINi,      i:iui    Mill      I'lsll.  W  IIVKiiKiiM  \i.ll.  \      M"^l      l^N  |mS  Al'.l.l       S.\ll,. 

.\i;i  nuani  i;    .\nii    \.\kiii\    hI     lliuh    l.iii.    i'N    C  \v\     I'.kmun. 


Ol"  COrRSr:,  for  you  Canadian.s  ihrrc  is  hiil  onv. 
route'''  thai  \()u  would  care  to  travel  to  the  dut 
of  Canso.  where  )()u  take  the  P)ras  I)'()i-  .Ueainer,  l)ut  to 
us  from  the  States  there  are  several,  and  all  are  i)0])U- 
1.U-.  The  tourist,  as  well  as  hshernian,  will  tlnd  much  to 
interest  and  deli^lit  him  in  a  visit  to  Cixpc  l)reton.  't 
nbounds  in  picturesque  scenery,  and  some  of  the  views 
that    one     ma>-    have    mere    are    really    magnificent.       The 

*  \"v.\    tlio    Tntcrciiliini.'il    K:iihvav. 


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pt:()[jU:    ai'c    jjcculiar    in    in.in\    \\a)s,    ami    ([iiaiiU   and    iiUi-r- 
cstiiii^"    l)C'}'()ii(l    (li'scription. 

"Ill  l<a\iii!^-  r>()sl(>n  till'  tourist  lias  a  cliojcc  lictwciiti 
three  stcaimi*  roiitrs  ami  two  \^\  rail.  <  >iic  stcaiiUT  leaves 
on  Saliir(.la)s,  anil  touches  at  Halifax  ami  <  llur  points  on 
the  Xo\a  Seotia  coast,  ami  lands  you  al  I'ort  1  l.iw  kshur)', 
Another  runs  to  Annapolis.  Ironi  which  point  there  is  a 
railro.ul  to  I'ort  Mul^ra\c.  The  thii-d  steamer  bi'lonj^ini^ 
to  the  International  Steamship  Company  will  carr_\'  \ou 
direit  to  St.  |ohn,  N.  I).,  when;  \()U  lan  take  cars  to 
I'ort  Mulu;ra\e.  llic  all-rail  route  Irom  Uoston  to  I'orl 
.Mul!_;ra\(;    is    also    popui.u"    with    mail)". 

■  M\'  fax'orite  route  is  to  take  the  International  morn- 
ing;' boat  lo  Tortlaml.  Me.  'riu:  sail  is  one  of  the  most 
enjosablc  on  the  eastern  coast;  the  steamers  of  this  liiu; 
are  lari^c  and  elei^ant,  and  the  whole  xoyai^'e  Is  an  e\'cr- 
chan^'inL;'  delii^htful  succession  of  most  beautiful  sc^aboarcl 
views  of  Massachusetts,  New  I  lanipshire,  and  a  [)ortion 
of  Maine.  Arri\inj4'  rit  I'orthmd  in  the:  afternoon,  I  sp(.'nd 
a  few  hours  in  that  city,  and  in  the  e\'enin_!j;'  take  the 
(.'xpress  train  on  the  Maine  Central  Kailroail.  The  boat 
leaves  Portland  later  in  the  afternoon,  and  arrix'es  at  St. 
John  a  little  after  two  o'clock  on  tlK.'  afternoon  (jf  the 
next  day.  The  Maine  Central  and  New  lirunswick  rail- 
roads,  over  which  we  pass  between    Portland  and  St.  John, 


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;ir(^  both  well  managctl  aiul  ('(julppt'd  lines,  and  it  is  a 
pleasure    to    traxcl    over    them. 

".\rri\InL;"  at  St.  John,  the  tourist  ina\"  spentl  a  day 
\cr}'  enjo\alily  in  that  ([ueer  old  citw  hut  it  is  necessary 
lor  hiui  to  lea\(;  oil  the  lo  i'.  \i.  train  from  St.  lohn  in 
order  that  lie  ma\-  connect  with  the  steanu'r  at  Port  Mul- 
L;ra\e,  on  the  allernt)on  of  the  next  da_\ .  The  Intcrcol- 
oPiial  l\ailwa\'  runs  through  interesting'  portions  of  New 
l)runswick  and  Xo\a  Scotia,  and  some  of  the  views  to 
he  had  from  tlie  train  in  the  last  named  ih-oxince  arc; 
amoHL;'  the  linest  in  eastern  America.  Lea\in|^'  the  cars 
at  Port  MulL;ra\e  and  emharkin^"  on  tlu;  steamer,  we  tind 
ourseU'es  on  a  neat,  comlortahlr  hoat,  the  'Marion,'  with 
Capt.  (ieo.  I ,.  Ihu'cheil  as  commander.  lie  is  a  gentle- 
man w!io  has  tra\'i'led  widely,  is  \-ery  intelliL^ent,  and  the 
lra\-elei-    will    hnd    his    accpiainlance    well    worth    culti\atin!4'. 

"li'om  I'oia  MulL;ra\e  a  ^oed  \iew  is  obtained  of 
the  celehratecl  Strait  of  Canso.  which  is  the  i;reat  hii^h- 
vva_\-  throu!_;h  which  the  iishiii!^-  \-essels,  steamers  and  other 
cratt  pass  to  tlu:  (lull  of  St.  Lawrence.  It  is.  I  heliex'e, 
h'om  a  mile  to  a  mile  and  a  hall  in  width,  .md  o\cm'  a 
do/en  in  leni^th.  I,ca\in^-  Port  Mul^raxc  on  the  steamer 
a  \  iew  ol  a  portion  ol  the  town  presents  itsell,  but  it  is 
not    a    satisfactor\'    one. 

"Alter  crossniL''  the  strait  and   touchiiv''  at  Port  Hawks- 


"  "'^^^ 

if 

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"W— 

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bun',  the  Rtramor  passes  alonp;-  tlio  shore  of  Capo  Breton 
lor  several  hours,  .niN'ini;-  the;  tourist  a  most  l)eautilul  pan- 
oramic \iew  of  lo\el\'  l)a\s,  hcadhuuls,  forests  antl  smihiiLi 
larms.  Soon  alter  lea\  iny  I  la\vksbur\'  tlu:  cHnncr  bel!  is 
riniL;-,  and  we  arc  startlcil  to  llnd  a  fn-st-chiss  ih'nncr  cooked 
and  ser\eil  in  tirst-chis^  style  by  th.it  accomplished  steward, 
Thomas   Mitchell. 

"At  UMiL;th  the  tu'st  lock  of  St.  Peter's  Canal  is  en- 
tered. This  canal,  which  runs  from  the  .Strait  of  Canso 
to  the  Bras  l)'()r  l.ake,  is  a  Inie  snecinum  of  en<'incxM'- 
ini^'  enter[)rise,  aiut  the  passaj^'e  through  its  locks  up  into 
the  l)i-as  1 )'( )r  Lake  is  an  experience  no\el  and  interest- 
iuL;-.  Passing  into  the  lake,  the  .sail  is  one;  of  the  most 
delightful    to    l)e    conceived    of.  '•' 

"  OiKi  may  spend  a  month  most  delightfull}-  about  the 
shores  of  this  beautiful  inland  sea,  in  visiting  the  towns, 
the   mines   and    the   \-arious   t)ther   points   of    interest.       The 

■•*■  A  wriii'i-  well  s.nys:  "Who  can  ilcscribc  ihf  ln'.uitiL's  of  \K\<  slraiii;i'  otx'an 
laku,  liii>  iuiprisuiicd  sea  which  di\ii.ii.s  .111  i--laud  in  iw.un?  lur  aljoul  lilly  iiiilc-^ 
ils  \\.iUr>  arc  bhcllcrcd  fi'uui  llic  cceaii  of  which  it  fornix  a  pari,  and  in  this  lcn.nth 
it  cxiJands  inlo  ha)?,  inlets  and  roniaiuic  ha\cns,  with  islan(N,  [)cninsLdas  and  broken 
liucM  of  coa.st — .dl  conil)inin.L,'  to  form  a  scene  .if  r.ire  beaLiI\.  surpassing;  the  power 
of  pen  to  de^cribe.  At  e\er\-  turn  new  fealln■e■^  i  lahn  our  won.lcr  and  admiration. 
Here  a  iluster  ol  faii\  i-~les.  here  sume  mcandeliui^  stream,  and  hcri'  some  narrow 
strait  le.uhn.n  into  ,1  broad  and  peacelul  b.i_\ .  lll,L;h  abo\e  tower  tlu'  mountains, 
with  their  ancient  forests,  while  at  times  bold  cliffs,  crowned  with  verdure,  rise  ma- 
jeslic.dh  tcjward  the  iloLliK.  NoiIhul;  i--  connn^h,  nolliin;.;'  t.inie  ;  all  iv  hlted  lo  |dl 
the     mind     willi     enioli.in--    ol     keene^l     ])le,i-ine." 


Uff:iiirrw~u.itm»mrwif.' 


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most  important  town  on  the  island  is  Sydney,  and  it  is 
well  worth  a  visit.  It  is  (juaint  and  interesting  in  the 
extreme,  antl  its  near  proximit)-  to  the  celebrated  S^elne-)' 
coal  mines  renders  it  a  busv,  thrivinijf  place;.  It  is  said 
that  the  ([uantity  of  Sydney  coal  availabh;  is  estimated 
at  over  a  thousand  million  tons.  Some  of  tin;  mines  ha\e 
been  extended  out  under  the  ocean,  our  stc;amer  passing 
over  some  of  the  submarine;  mines  and  miners  as  it  spetl 
along  nearK'  two  mik-s  from  the  short;,  as  wc;  wc;re  in- 
formed b\-  CajJtain  Burchell,  who  pointed  out  to  us  the 
hoisting  apparatus  and  cars  on  the  shore  at  the  mouth 
of  the  mines.  At  .Sydney  hu^^e  ocean  steamc;rs  ma\  be 
constant!)'  seen  at  its  wharves  loading  with  tlu;  black  dia- 
monds. One  of  these  piers  is  oxer  ele\en  hundred  feet 
in  k;n<'th.  and  shins  of  the  largest  si/t;  ma  be  seen  1\- 
ing    bcsiile    il. 

"The  lish  hatclicry  at  S\-dney  is  well  worth  a  \isit, 
for  it  is  one  of  tht;  best  managc.'d  in  Canada,  and  tlu; 
superintendent.  Mr.  C.  A  l'"ar(|uharson,  lakes  great  pride 
in    the   gootl    record    it    has   made."'' 

*  Mr.  !■  arquliarsor,  lias  kindl)'  •-i-iit  niu  tlic  fullowinir  nionioramliiiii  nf  the  oper- 
ations at  tliis  hatchery  in  the  year  iSSS:  "This  is  tlie  ^i\th  year  sinee  liie  halcii- 
ei\  coinnienced  operation-.  I',\ery  year  lias  niari<ecl  a  pioj^ress  m  tlie  (|iiaiitit\  of 
ova  obtained  ami  tiic  number  of  frv  deposited  in  thi  \arioiH  -Ireams,  In  no  sea- 
son since  the  hatchery  was  opened  has  so  yreat  success  attende<l  onr  efforts  a-  the 
season  just  closet!  except  one.  Last  fall  parent  lish  were  seemed  ahumlanlK,  e.uh 
bUcam   fished    xieldiiij^    more   than   on   any  previous  )eai',   and  as   a    natural    coiisei|iieiice 


'I    , 


26o  IFitli    J'lv-Rod    tiiid    Camera. 


••There-"    is    one    poiiU    of     iiiUTcsl    InaL    cNcr)-    tourist 
should    visit    and    that    is    the    site   of    Louishour^'.    lornn'rK 

the    (jii.mtity  of    spauii    (plilaiiu'il   w.is    nuuli    lar-iT    -tlicii'    Wwv^    :i    toial    el     lmkh  i.ooo, 

yielding-     I,.(|-..ii(h)    fiv.       'I1k-sl'    liavr    luin    t.iri-fullv    ami    in    i\c.  IK'iit  (■iinrlili"n    lUpii''- 
ili'd    as    fiilliius,    \i/.: 

S\.linv     Ki\fi-,    (  apo    llirlMii    (  uiinl) 'j^i],!..!.! 

Hall's    Caik loo.ont, 

I'roiit     I'.rcMik l75,i"iM 

l!lae-k     iirnck 7?.' 

(iranci     i.akr so.ooo 

rwL'lvi'-.Milo     linmk 5.i,(«M) 

I'.skasimia     Ui\L', jh.ckki 

SaliiMiil     kiviT Kio.MiHi 

(k-oi-i-'s     ki\i-r ?(i,(H»i 

Mi'la-an's     lln.iik jd.ooo 

.\lai-t;ati.'C     Kivi.|-,     I  ii\rrin.-.s    (iiin; i^o.ooo 

MiddK-     Rivii',     \i\ti.iia    ('(Uinl\ loo.diin 

HadiU'ik     kiM-T ini.,(X](i 

(Irand     ki\i.T,     kiiiiniiunl    rmmly jd.ikki 

kivur    Tear ^n.oud 

I  latilury    krcM.k 15,(1011 

'rolal 1,415,001) 

"  I'lii;  liilal  miailuT  of  fiy  Uinicil  out  finm  this  li.ililKiy  since  I.sS-j,  when  the 
lirst    ilisiriliution    was    m.ule,    is    5,ll>,Joo,    and    \M;e    tli-^triluiteil    as    follows,  \i/. 

I  ^Sj 33 '  .<Jix' 

I  ss  ; 5(i9,()()o 

I  >  ,S4  .  .  ,  .     .s  5  5 ,  (  H  K  I 

isrij 772,200 

iSSf) I .  r  7S,(H)() 

I  ■> »  - 1 , 4 1  5 ,  000 

'I'olal 5,1  IS.  200 

"(tr  (■our^<-,  it  is  pri'niatine  to  look  for  the  result  thai  will  he  naluially  e\- 
iHCted  from  the  deposiiin;;'  of  so  much  xoun;^'  fiy  in  onr  stream-,  \et  the  indiea- 
lions  so  f.ir  are  licj;Kfnl  and  eneonr.i;,;in,:;-.  In  e.ieh  of  these  streams  siipijlied  I  rom 
the  h.alehery  yonn;;'  s.dmon  are  iinpreeeilentedl)'  mniierous,  together  with  this  dmiiiL; 
the  iire-ent  season  an  mui-n.dly  l.ir^e  imminr  of  small-si/eil  s.ilnioii  (7II1S.)  ha\e 
lieell  cani^lit  al  the  entr.inee  of  onr  rivers  so  replenished.  'Ilii-,  with  the  ineHM-ed 
vi',;ilance  with  whieh  onr  rivers  aie  prot,  ,ted  from  the  sl.in,i;hlri-  of  s.dmon  liy  poach- 
ers ihirinLT  --pawnin'.;'  -ea-ons,  ani;nrs  hiipefully  for  the  incre.ise  of  salmon  in  onr  livers." 


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calUnl  I'ori  I\()\iil  aiul  SaiiU  Aiiiic.  It  is  rcachcil  h)'  ihc 
narro\v-L;auL,^('  railwa\-  from  Sytlnc),  aiu!  tlu;  run  of  thirty- 
one    miles    is    throui^h    an    intcrcstiiij^"   countr). 

"  I'oor  old  1  .ouishour'i,  oiuc  («ne  ot  the  stroni^est  for- 
titled  citit.'s  in  the  world,  is  now  a  t-rass-Lirown  ruin  where 
hardh'  a  stone  is  left  upon  anoJier;  in  fact  tlu;  onl)-  trace 
of  the  fortitications  now  '1  it  "  ;  an  old  l)()nib-[)r()of,  (|uite 
dilapidated  and  fallinL;"  a])arL,  a  pi  i  d,  woe-he^one  memen- 
to  of   ancient    grandeur." 

"Near  Sydne)'  are  one  or  two  line  rivcM's,  the  Mj'ra, 
twel\H'   miles   from   the  town,  l)einL!'  an   earh'  salmon   stream 


*  Mr.  \\  .  K.  ktyiioKls  wrilis  of  I  (HiislMiuri^r  ^is  folhiw-,:  "  (  )ik'c  il  w.is  :i  city 
witli  walls  (pf  stiinc,  whiih  made  a  liriuit  nf  two  anil  mu-half  niili's,  \mtc  thirty-six 
firt  liii;li,  ami  of  the  tliickiu'ss  <if  forty  fiet  at  the  base.  I'or  Iweiit) -I'lvc  years 
the  I'remh  had  labored  Upon  il,  and  had  expended  upward  of  tliirlv  millions  of  lixre-- 
in  eoni[)li'tin;;  its  defenses.  It  was  ealled  the  I>unUirk  of  Ainerie.i.  ('■arrisoned  liy  the 
velerans  of  I'rance,  and  with  ])o\\i'rful  batteries  eoniinandinj;;  e\eiv  point,  it  bristled 
with  the  nio.-t  potent  priile  of  war.  To-dax-  it  is  ililVieiilt  to  trace  its  site  ;unon'; 
the  turf  which  marks  the  ruins.  .Seldom  has  demolition  been  more  complete.  It 
seemed    imilt    for    .-dl    time;     it    has    vanished    from    the    face    of    the    earth. 

"  I".\cry  New  I"nj;laiulei'  should  \  isit  I  .ouisbonr^;".  Its  capture  by  tlu'  inulisci- 
jilined  New  I'.n^dand  f.irmers,  (nmmanded  by  \\  illiani  re[i])erel,  :•  merch.mt  i^nor.int 
of  the  art  of  war,  is  one  of  the  most  extraordinary  e\ents  in  the  annals  of  history. 
'I'he  /e. dolls  crus.iders  set  forth  upon  a  task,  of  the  (lilFiciilties  of  which  they  li.id 
no  coiu'eption,  .-md  they  i,Mined  .a  triumph  which  should  m.ike  tlieir  names  as  im- 
mortal as  those  of  the  'noble  six  hundred.'  It  was  a  ft.'. it  without  a  parallel — a  mar- 
vel   amoULJ    the    mo-,t    m.ir\eloUS    deeds    which    man    has    dared    to    do. 

"Restored  to  trance  b)'  the  ])eace  of  Ai\  la  Chapelle,  I.ouisbourj;  was  .'ij^ain 
the  stroni;hold  of  I'r.mce  on  the  Atlantic  coast,  anil  French  velerans  lleld  C'.ipc  I'lie- 
ton,  the  key  to  the  (iulf  of  St.  Lawrence.  The  brief  truce  was  soon  broken,  and 
tlu'n  came  the  armies  of  l!n;^land,  and  Wolfe  sought  and  won  his  Inst  h'lirels  in 
the    new    worhl.       1  .oiiisliour.;.,^    fell    once    more,    .and    the    knell    of    its    fjlory    was    runj.;;. 


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of  foiisiilc-rahlc  iiiijiuiiaiuH',  as  is  also  ilu:  S\tln(;)'  Ri\cr. 
At  llacUlcrk  tlu:  lisluM'iiiaii  who  is  cUsiiiU'd  lor  the  Mar- 
_iL;ar(,'(:  l\i\(T  loaves  the  su-anicr  and  scc-iircs  a  team  for 
his    loii;^-    ilri\(     inland. 

"  1  ho  lilllo  hook,  '  iJaiklc'ck  and  lli.ii  Sort  of  i'liiiig," 
hy  Charles  I  )udl(')-  Warner,  has  done  more  to  make  this 
place  famous  ihan  all  ihe  inhahitanls.  I'",\-er\-  one  who 
has  not  read  il  will  enjo)'  it,  for  it  is  written  in  his  host 
\cin. 

"  Uaddeck  is  ,1  (|uiet,  iiiotlensixc  soil  ol  place,  and 
most    ol    its    inhahilanls    seem    'constitiitionail)'    lired,'    but 

I  lie  i'(ini|in.sl  111  Oanaila  athicvfd,  the  iilio  wl'iU  furlii  llial  I  .iiui^liiuiij^  slumld  be 
ik'Slroyuil.  'i'lic  unik  d  tlrini)li;i(in  u.is  runiimiKi'il.  I  he  sell. I  huiliiiiv^v,  lnimcil 
nf  stiini;  l)i'()ti^lil  fr'Mii  I  lamc,  \\r;r  tnin  in  pui .  .;  i!h'  walls  uaro  pulkd  douii  ami 
lln'  liatu-lics  niiiU'ii'd  ii--rU--s  Idr  all  linu'.  Il  Inok  lun  Mars  Id  cnmpkU'  Ihe  wmk 
nf  (U'-truelicin,  and  lluii  llie  diuc  pnnul  iil\'  was  a  sliapiK  ss  ruin.  \i.',ii>  p.issed 
|i\  ,  IIh'  slimes  were  earried  awa)'  liy  llie  dwellers  alnn,:;  llie  en.isl;  and  llic  hand 
<if  lime  was  lell  In  enmplete  tlie  unrk  nf  nlili'a  alinii.  Time  has  Imn  more  merei- 
ful  tl;..n  man;  it  has  en\ered  ihe  ^jlmim)'  ruins  wilh  ,i  manlle  of  ^reen,  and  has 
healed  tlu'  ;;apni;;-  wnunds  wliiili  nnie  rendered  i;ha--ll)-  ihe  land  whieh  nature  made 
SI)  fair.  Ihe  sui';;es  of  the  .Xtlan'.ie  smind  mnurnfidle  upnn  llie  slmre  the  re(itlieni 
of     I  .nui~linui-|^,     the    eit)-    m.ule    de^nl.ile. 

".\nnllier  i  .iiuisbnui;;-  exists  tii-da\ ,  .leross  llie  iiaihor  frniii  the  site  of  the  former 
city.  Il  has  a  pnpulalmri  of  almut  one  llioiisand,  and  is  reached  h\  the  Sydney  \ 
I.nuisbnar;.;'  Railway,  a  narriiw-i;au,:.;e  line,  lhi;ty-nne  mi!^■^  in  leiv^lh.  'ihe  f.ire  from 
Sy^huy  is  only  se\enty-live  einls,  and  tmirisis  ^hnuld  make  the  nip.  Snme  line  seenery 
is  found  on  t!ie  road  at  Cal.dnne  Lake  and  .Mire.  'Ihe  I .ouisl)oiir;.r  {.and  Tn.'s  Hotel 
•alTords  •;()nd  ;nenmmodalion ;  and  ap.ul  from  its  lii>tnrie  inliTest  the  place  is  worthv 
ol  a  \i''il.  Ihe  sile  of  old  I  .ouisbniirL;  ni,i\'  be  visitetl  and  the  lines  of  some  of 
the  forlilicatinns  tracnl,  and  nne  who  has  a  lli>lory  which  ,t;ives  a  ;;iind  .ncnliiit  of 
the  sie,;;es  ina\  be  interested  .md  instructed  in  Inllowin;.;  out  the  plans  of  the  attack- 
i'liT    iLirtic^." 


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t    1 


266 


With     I'lv-Rod    (iiiti    {'aiiwni. 


il  is  \cr\  |)U:asaiul\-  situalcd  on  ilic  shores  of  the  llras 
J )'(  )r,  and  its  facilities  for  hoaliii:^.  halliin.-;-  and  [deasurc 
dri\iii_i^-  oxer  exc-Ileni  roails  are  ,^rand.  Its  main  struct 
is  nuich  like;  tin;  main  street  of  many  New  I'.n-land  \  il- 
hvL,^es,  l)ul  il  possesses  one  edilicc;  of  fame,  its  jail,  which 
Mr.    Warner   treats   of   in    a    mosi   (  nterlainin^-   \va\-. 

"A  team  chartered  and  the  1  >a_L;j^a_ne  packed,  we  start 
for  the  villa_L;("  of  Northeast  Mar^aree.  our  stopping-  place 
while  we  fish  the  Mar-aree  Kiver.  I'he  ilrive  from  Bad- 
deck  is  about  twent)-ti\c:  miles  in  length,  and  once  t.d^cn 
is  something-  that  will  e\-er  after  ha\-e  a  place;  amon;^-  the 
|)leasaiU  memories  of  the  tourist.  The  road  winds  amoiv 
and  oNcr  the  mountains,  affording-  su|)erl)  \  iews  of  the 
countr\-  for  miles  on  either  side.  {'"orests  in  lon<^-  stretches 
and  well  culti\aled  farms  altt;rnate,  and  \  istas  of  exceed- 
iuL;'   l)caut\-    open    up    on    e\-ery    hand. 

"As  llu;  carriage  reaches  the  summit  of  sonu;  lower- 
in_L;  hill,  the  almost  boundless  stretcli  of  forest  softeiiinn' 
awa)-  in  the  hori/on  into  a  faint  blue,  broken  here  and 
there  b\-  the  ruL;\L;e<^l  sides  of  .i  towerinu;'  mount. lin.  makes 
a  scene  of  beaut)'  and  L^randeur  (|uite  bevond  the  power 
of   tlescription. 

"About  h.df  wa\-  l^etween  Ikiddeck  and  the  .MarL,^a- 
rec  is  the  Middle  Ri\er,  a  famous  stream  for  lar^e  sea 
trout,    and    salmon    are    also    often    taken    in    its    waters. 


PRil 


268 


//  7///    I'ly-Rod    and    C  'nmcra. 


w   i 


'■  we  I'cachcd  this  \'\\v\-  at  ahoul  ini\l(l.;\',  and  as  the 
(IrixtT  iiiii.'rnu'd  us  thai  ii  was  the  proprr  ihiiiL;  i(  slop 
here,  cat.  liiiuh.  l)ail  the  horses  and  c-ast  h)r  trouL.  we 
fohow't'd  his  ad\  ire,  riiL^L;cd  oui'  tackle  and  were  soon  hiisy 
castiiiL;  in  the  pool  helow  the  hi^;'  rapids  near  the  road. 
We  soon  h)nnd  th.il  the  jjooI  contained  a  l.n'L^e  ninnhcr 
ol     'educated     irout  '    ol     i^cnerous    si/e. 

"We  last  (or  at  least  halt  an  hour,  and  iiol  a  rise- 
did  we  L^ei,  ahhouL;h  we  could  see  many  l.u^m'  lish  nio\-- 
iu"  aliout  in  the  cr\sial  depths.  Surlace  lishinL:'  wus  e\-i- 
(lentK  soiiU'thini;  that  they  knew  all  .ii)out.  ()ur  llirs 
were  \er\  attractixc  and  all  that,  hut  the\  were  old  ac- 
(|u.iinlances,  and  the  trout  lie^L;t'd  to  he  excused.  The 
si_nht   ol    so   many  heaulies,   howe\cr,   put   nie   on   ni\    mettle. 

"The  ri\er  swept  down  o\er  several  iioulders  and  .1 
led^e  ol  slate  stone,  and  ])ilched  down  sh.irpl)  into  the 
pool  which  was  helow  the  rapids  lilti'cn  oi-  iwent\'  leei 
in  ilep'lh.  There  was  a  strong  current  where  the  main 
hody  of  the  rixcr  swept  across  the  pool,  and  I  thouL;hl 
1  saw  a  chance  lor  oiitwillinL;'  the  ditlidenl  (>nes.  I'ut- 
tip.L;  on  m\-  leadei^  a  ipiite  lar^e  ,L;'ra_\'  h.u'kle.  calleil  1)\ 
most  anglers  the  'i;ra\'  mouse,'  I  dro])peil  it  into  the  wa- 
ter, cunl  letting'  it  sink,  permitli'il  the  current  to  carry  it 
awa\  down  almost  to  the  loot  of  the  pool.  When  tin; 
line    taute!ied,    at    a    leneth    ol    ahoul    twent\-li\<'    \ards,    I 


I 


270 


inth    I'lv-Rod    (i/n/    i'liiucra. 


!4a\'c  it  a  few  «;t;iuK-  Iwilchcs  ami  Ijci^an  to  draw  il  to- 
wanl    iiK;    throuj^h    the;    nisliin*;    waters. 

"In  ;i  inoiiUMil's  tinic  the  reel  was  sin^in^'  mcrril)'  as 
a  thrce-poLiiuU-r  sci/ed  the  tly,  ami  such  spoil  as  lu;  i^axf 
WW  on  \w\  eit^lu-oiinci;  rod  h)i'  a  i^ootl  h\c  minutes  helon- 
lie  came  to  tlie  landing'  net  !  The  gra\'  mouse  was  a 
rewlation  to  those  sea  trout,  and  I  picked  out  enoUL;h 
nice  ones  h)r  supper  in  a  \er)'  short  time.  When  our 
dri\{'r  ^a/ed  upon  ihem  his  face  wore  a  lhouj4"htlul  i-x- 
pression.    but    he    made    no    comment. 

"Alter  we  and  our  horses  had  lunched,  we  starteil 
attain  on  our  |ounie\',  and  at  about  li\-e  o'cloc-k  our  desti- 
nation, the  xillai^'e  ol  Xortlu.'ast  Nhu'^ari'e,  came  in  sin'lit. 
And  what  a  lo\'el\  \  iew  it  was  as  we.  stopped  on  the 
brow  of  the  hill.  The  <|uiet  little  \  illaijc  with  its  trim 
farm  houses  and  its  littK'  church  situatctl  in  the  lovely 
ri\cr  intervale,  in  the  midst  of  well-tilled  f.u'ms,  and  the 
whole  sm"rounded  b\  mountains  which  stretched  awa\  in 
raiiL^es    as    far    as    the    eye    could    I'each. 

"()m-  stoppiuL^'  ])lace  was  to  be  the  hou^e  of  a  Mr. 
fames  ).  Ross.""  I  am  particidar  to  i^'ixc  his  lull  nanu', 
lor  of  the  thirt\-eii.;ht  or  thirt\-nine  lamilies  in  this  sec- 
tion li\in^  up  and  down  the  ri\t  r,  thirty-threi'  ol  them 
are    named    Ross,   and   as   he   kt'ej)^    one   ol    the    h.-w    houses 

*  I'osi    dH'ui.     :incl    U'li.-^r,ii)li    .iil(lii--->,     NdiiIh-.sI     M:ii>;aiC(,-,    i ';i|n;    llnton. 


fi* 


272 


//  'itli    /■/)'- J\0(/    and    Canicya. 


th;r  ;'j-c  lit  to  stoj)  at,  or  in  which  tourists  ami  fishcM'- 
\wv\\  aic  taken,  li  is  inijiortant  that  those  who  contcin- 
platt;  xisitin^-  thai  rcL;ion  shall  know  whom  to  addrc;ss  in 
ortlcr  lo  secure  iioai'd  and  nxmis.  if  he  cannot  take  in 
the  new  comer  tlure  are  other  houses  near  1)\'  that  wdl, 
hesl  amoii^-  which  is  ijiat  kept  \>\  the  \"illa_L;e  jiostmis- 
tress;  hut  as  Ross  owns  the  teams  and  knows  all  the 
best  pools  in  the  counirx',  and  is  at  all  tiiivs  axailable 
as  drixcr,  j^uide  .uul  general  utilit^'  man,  his  house  is 
much    the    best    to    stop    at. 

"It  was  a  small,  unpretentious  structure  situated  in 
the  mitlst  ol  luxuriant  hu'iiis.  I  low  he  anil  his  \er)'  i^ood 
other  hall  managed  to  pack  awa\  in  it  all  the  boartUn's 
that  they  had.  has  alwa\  s  bet'ii  a  myster\  to  me.  I  le 
has  now,  however,  an  adtlition  built  to  his  old  house  that 
is  capable  of  holding;  c:omtortably  all  the  quests  that  are 
likel\-     lo     olle)-. 

"  1  lere  ihe  angler  has  all  llie  ri\'er  .l  lu  i)rook  iish- 
in_L;-  the  mosi  enthusiastic  could  desu'e.  Imiuediatel)'  back 
of  Ross's  house  is  a  brook  ot  considerable  sixe,  lar^e 
(;nouL;h    in    man\     places    h)r    ^ood    Il\'-castins4'. 

■■The  pools  in  this  brook  contain  threat  numbers  of 
Ime  sea  troul  and  lar^e  spoiled  or  brook  trout,  calletl  by 
the  settlers  'ri\er  trout.'  These  latter  tish  ne\er  d(-scend 
to    the     '  a,    and    are    as    hi'ih    colored    as   an\'    irout    I    e\'t;r 


r 
> 


y. 


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274  //>'///    /■7y-/\0(i    (iiid    Camera. 

saw.  1  iloulil.  il  ihc)  were  laid  ^ide  liy  sitlc  with  choice 
kani^rlcy  specimens,  tlial  an\-  one  could  di-.LiiiL;"iiish  iheni 
a|i.iia.  I  ha\c  seen  in  llle  lieaulilnl  pool  called  Solomon's 
(.  ellar.  man\  do/ens  al  a  lime  ilial  would  wci^ii  trom 
llllee  lo  six  pounds  each.  1  llese  li'oul,  li'om  lon^  la- 
nnliaril)  villi  llie  usual  run  ol  llies,  are  also  'educaleil,' 
and   iliey   will    only    rise   al   earl)    morn    autl    deu\    exc. 

'■r>e_\ond  ihe  lirook  is  llle  lieaulitul  Maru;aree  I\i\('i', 
llii'  I'l.isler  Pool  iiein^  oni\-  alioul  hall  .i  mile  Irom  the 
house  I  his  i-i\er  is  uni(|ue  in  ilie  I'l-ov  incc'^,  lor  il  llows 
lor  upward  ol  ihiriy  miles  ihrouL^h  nu-adows  and  culli- 
\aled  l.u'ms,  and  e\cr\'  pool  in  this  Ioul;  sii-eich  nia\  he 
reached    easily    and    aluiosi    di'\-si;od. 

"  r>elo\\  and  ;'!)o\c  ihe  selllenienl  iher"  are  some  ol 
ihe  luiesi  salmon  nooi  ,  ima'jinalile,  al  leasi  a  do/en  lieimj 
williin  six  miK:s.  In  all  ol  iIksc  nui-niliceiil  pools  sea 
iroul  of  L^'reat  si/e  and  L.';amin'  -.s  ai'e  ahund.mt,  and  m 
llle  I'l^ht  season  salmon  ;dso  ;  Inn  ii  is  almost  useless  lo 
lish  llle  ri\cr  lor  salmon  il  the  water  is  low  and  clear, 
lor  the  n''t  and  sjiear  (|uickl_\  take  out  all  the  lisli  ihal 
lia\c  run  m,  and  ihe  ll\ -fisherman  has  his  lahor  lor  his 
pains.  II  there  i  •.  a  L^'iod  lall  ol  rain  so  ;is  to  raise  and 
color  ihi'  water  of  lIi  ■  re  er,  thercl,\  reiiderin!^  spearing; 
impraclicaMe,  the  Iresh  rim  ol  ^almcpii  lills  the  pools  auil 
ihe    rishiii'j     is    ma'jniliceni. 


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in 


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276  //■////     l'l\'-l\(hi    (!//(/    ('(iiif('r(i. 


I 


"A  l;<><'(1  plan  is  id  uriic  lo  Mr.  Koss  r((|U(:siini^  him 
lo  l('l(  ,4ra|)h  _\(iii  in  |iil}'  or  Aiil;"iisI  when  llicrc  is  a  lica\-y 
rainfall,  and  ^tart  at  'Mice  as  sonn  as  his  (lispahh  is  rc- 
ccivctl. 

"I  know  (if  no  oilier  ri\cr  ihal  ran  he  lishcil  htr  such 
a  (lislaiui.;  wiih  as  lillK:  ctlorl  Ironi  tin;  an_:_;lfr,  and  llu: 
hcaulN'  of  it  all  is  ihcrc  arc  hai'dK'  an\  Mack  llics  or  nios- 
(|iiit.ocs  to  aniio\'  one.  <  )l  t'oiirsc,  wy  ihc  rixcr,  anion^ 
llic  harrcns  and  in  iIk-  mountains,  i\\cnl\-  miles  or  so. 
there  will  he  llic^,  and  ha\au;(:  ones,  loo,  hut  in  the  open 
country  below  throUL^h  which  the  ri\cr  lakes  iiS  course, 
no    annoxance    from    the    usual    pests    is    experienced. 

"<)ne  can  pass  two  or  three  weeks  \cr\  pleas. mtl\' 
and  p'l-otilaM)'  at  Xortheast  Maru^aree.  The  scener\  is 
charmiiiL;  in  man)  places  i)ictures(pie  ,ind  it  is  often 
L;rand.  I'Oi-est-topped  and  L^i'cen  mountains  enxiron  the; 
settlement  compl(!el\.  l.o\cly  \istas  ol  meadows  and  elm- 
studded  \alleys  stretch  a\\a_\'  in  all  dii'ections.  lieauliful 
ilri\es  on  L;()od  roads  are  a\;\ilaliie,  and  with  sui'h  lish- 
iiiL;-    as    ma\     he    h.id     there    the    time     passes    deli^htfull\-. 

"Idle  stiMU^c,  almost  uni(|ue  hrenth  t.sliin^'  st.ition 
of  Cdiettic-amp  on  the  dull  shore  twentN-lixc  miles  awa\-, 
is  one  of  the  points  to  which  an  excursion  should  he 
taken,  and  the  toiu'ist  will  Imd  it  a  no\(lty  iiit<'restin^ 
in    the    extreme.        I  he    \  illa|;(    consists   of  a   Ioiil;   sti'eet   of 


n- 


27^  //■////     lly-R,ni    ami    ( 


(iiiicra. 


rishcniun's  tahiiis,  aii'l  llu  iiuUi'-.lrx  ol  rml  lisliin:^  .nul 
ciirini^  li\  till'  ItciuIi  iiopulalion  is  carried  <m)  wiih  a 
lrul\  N'ankic  \i_t;{)r.  The  oiil)  laiuliiiL;  pKuc  on  this  |»arl 
of  the  ("iiilf  shore  is  in  a  liltl''  coxc  that,   pierces   the   roir-h 


and    ro(k\     eoasl.         I  he     lishnv'     l)o.iK    when     the    win 


<l      V 


la\«iralih'    (•nter    ihe    eoxc    and    pa^-.    np    an    Inclined    |ilan<- 
of    lo'-s    o\ci"    \\hi(  h    lhe\     slide    nntil     lhe\     are    sale    iVmn 


the    \va\es.     whicli     are    liere    ollen     ol     'jreat     si/e 


\ 


ear 


l\oss's    houM-    is    a    \v\-\    \\W'^v    cold    sprin^^,    in     which    ilx 


Xo\a    Scotia    I'ish    C 


oinmiNSioners    kee|)    the    salmon    ali\e 


liial    ai'e   cani^hl    for    hrt-c-dinL;    pnrposes    until    the   spawn    is 


r( 


ad\'    for   stripp 


nii 


Sonu:    idea    "I    the    \alue    ol    the    Marijaree    as   a    s.d- 


nion  river  ina\'  he  had  when  I  slate  th.il  in  addition  to 
the  xast  nuniher  ol  lish  thai  are  spt  ared,  netted  a\\^\  kill- 
ed in  other  ways,  in  a  lew  pools  in  the  nei^hhorhood  ol 
this  sprini^-  alone,  tliere  ai'e  caught  and  conlnied  in  it  Ironi 
three  to  ti\c  hundred  ku"L;('  salnion  e\<i'y  lall.  1  hese  lish 
are  netted  in  the  ri\c;r  near  hy.  the  ( loxcrnmiiu  i>ayin_L; 
one    dollar    lor    each    \\\v    lish    to    the    captors. 

"About    the    loth    of    XoNcniher    the    work    of    takiiiij 


and   fertilizinij-   the  e'''''S   is   heijun.        I  he  e'''L:'s  and    milt 


are 


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IFifli    I'lv-Rini   and    Camera. 


"For    removal    to    the    ("i()\(,'nimciu    hatcht-ry    ;it    Syd- 

nc)'    the    et;"j4"s    are    packed    in    wootlen    boxes   about    fifteen 

inches   s([uai'e.    in    moss   and    cotton    wool.        There    is    first 

deposited  at  the  bottom   of  the   box   a    layer   of   wet   moss; 

upon    this   is   laiil    a   stratum    ol    cotton  wool,    amoni;-  which 

the   ei;L;'s   are   packed.       I'pon    this    is   |)laced   another   hu'er 

of  damp,  almost  wet  moss,  and  another  of  the  cotton  with 

its    (]uota    of    es^iL^'s,    and    upon    this    another   la}'er   of   each. 

Upon    this    third    la\"er    is    i)laced    a   partition   of  wire    net- 

tini;',   or  other  porous   material,   the   objc;ct   bein^'   to   secure 

the  cg<4's   from    too  j^reat   pressure,   and   upon   this   partition 

are  [)laced  another  three  lasers  of   moss,  cotton   and   ego-s. 

The    fry    hatch    about    the    last    of    April    or   first   of   May, 

and    all    the    time    between    the    period    of    their    extrusion 

from    the   parent    .,sh    until    the)-   are   hatched,   the   cljj'j^s   re- 

(juire  constant   and    most   intelligent  attention.      When    the 

fry    are    about    ti\-e   weeks   old    they   are   distributed   amonjr 

the    various    ri\ers    in    ihe    Province    and    left    to    shift    for 

themscK'es. 

"The  percenta_L,re  of  fr)-  that  is  hatched  artificially  is 
\astl\-  hiL,dier  than  it  is  1)\-  natural  methods.  Probably 
not  live  [)er  cent,  of  the  Ci^.Lj^s  by  the  latter  method  ever 
result  in  fry,  while  of  those  artificially  propagated  not 
more    than    five    per    cent,    are    ordinarily    lost. 

"While  at  Northeast  Margaree  a  pedestrian  trip  away 


IS 

hly 

■vcr 

not 

way 


V. 


0\ 


11 


282 


With    Fly- Rod   and    Canicm. 


f  :    ):i.^ 


up  tile  river  will  be  somcthiiiL;'  that  the  ant^'ler  and  tourist 
will  enjoy.  He  will  \\(i(i([  to  take  an  outfit  for  cam|)inL;-, 
as  he  will  Ix;  L^one  several  cla)'s.  A  most  deli|j;'htful  \\vw 
of  the  settleiuent  and  valley  of  the  river  for  a  niiniher 
of  miles  down  toward  the  sea  may  be  had  from  the  top 
of  the  hill  called  the  Boar's  Ikick.  I'he  painter  could 
here  find  a  subject  worthy  of  his  L;rcatest  skill.  A  few 
miles  up  the  ri\er,  at  what  is  called  the  Middle?  Section, 
is   one   of   the    most   magnificent   jjooIs    in    the    i'roxinces. 

"  ContinuiuL;'  on  up  the  ri\'er.  tlu;  road  soon  becomes 
a  mere  path,  and  liefore  many  more  miles  are  passed,  the 
shores  of  the  ri\-er  become  the  onh'  thoroughfare  to  be 
depended  upon.  At  the  'I'hree  bOrks  one  pauses  for  the 
first  campins^"  |)lace,  and  he  ma)'  here  take  all  the  sea 
trout,  aiul  L;ood  ones,  too,  that  he  can  dispose  of.  In 
fact  the  pools  are  now  all  filled  with  these  delicious  I'lsh, 
with  now  and  then  a  specimen  of  the;  higher  colored  but 
k;ss  i^amy  spotted  trout.  At  e\ery  cast  in  the  larger 
])o()ls  one  is  likely  to  rise  a  salmon,  so  that  it  is  better 
to  carry  strong'  tackle  along',  and  not  depenti  on  a  light 
single-handed   trout    rod. 

■  "  Near  this  point  are  the  celebrated  falls,  two  huii- 
dred  feet  in  height,  and  beyond  these  the  salmon  do  not 
pass.  The  ascent  of  the  river  may  be  continued  for  a 
numljer    of    miles    further,    but  when    you    have    reached    a 


/ 


284 


//'////    Flv-Rod    and    Camera. 


V 


point  where  climbiiiL;"  is  ;iii  c^llorl  of  tlu:  most  artluous 
kiiul  and  the  ri\er  Ijut  a  nois)-  rushing'  mountain  stream, 
)()ii  will  los(;  )-our  (Mithusiasm.  At  Cajje  Clear,  as  it  is 
called,  you  perforce:  come  to  a  stop,  and  \our  ambition 
will  lead  )ou  soon  to  turn  about  and  return  to  the  \il- 
lai^e. 

"If  )()u  e\x;r  visit  the  island,  and  I  ho[)e  )ou  will, 
when  you  leave  Northeast  MarL;ar(;e  on  your  retiu'ii  home, 
1  advise,  b)'  all  means,  instead  of  returning'  to  Haddeck 
by  the  road  o\'er  which  you  came,  to  drive  to  Lake  i\ins- 
lee  and  thence;  to  \Vh)'kokomagh  on  the  Little  Bras  D'Or, 
and  thence  b)-  steamer  to  Baddeck.  The  scener\-  through- 
out most  of  this  thirtv  odd  miles  to  \\'h\kokoma''h  is 
superb. 

"  I'or  the  first  fix-e  or  six  miles  tlu;  road  follows  the 
windint^s  of  the  river,  and  I  do  not  remember  of  an)- 
thiuLi"  elsewhere  that  can  compare  with  the  beaut)'  of  the 
views   to    be   had    all    alon^', 

"The  riv(;r  inter\'ale  stretches  away  for  miles  in  all 
directions.  (i roups  of  s^raci'lul  elms  and  ma[)les  dot  it 
here  and  there  most  picturesquely,  and  the  river  in  the; 
sun's  ra)s  L!,listens  like  a  stieam  of  silver  as  it  courses 
through  the  meadows.  iU'Nond  the  \alle\-,  and  stretching" 
awa)'  in  the  elistance  until  lost  to  si_i;ht  in  the  blue  hori- 
zon,  green-top[)ed    mountains   are   seen   on    e\er)'   side. 


IC 


■/■. 

o 


^ 
2 


y. 


286 


With     i'lv-Rod    and    (\uucra. 


It  I 


"The  road  is  lionlcrcd  hy  cliiis.  maples  and  ihc  \ai'i- 
oiis  cxcr^rccn  trees,  and  as  ii  winds  around  ihr  hases  of 
the  Iiills  or  ascends  lo  their  tops,  it  allords  the  tra\ch'r 
most  e.\(|uisite  \  iews  of  the  L^rand  panorama  ai'oimd  him. 
The  ri\cr,  as  we  (h'aw  n(;arei'  its  mouth,  ^i-ows  wider  and 
moi'c    state])',    and    heiomes   a   stream    ol    eonsiih'rahh'    si/e. 

•'Near  the  torks  ol  thi  Mar^aree  the  road  to  L;ike 
Ainsle(;  hranches  oil  Irom  the  main  road  and  leads  in  a;i 
easterly  direction.  ]t  lollows  the  southeast  branch  ol  the 
ri\c:r,  and  the  \aried  panoramic  surprises  which  coiuinu- 
all\     meet    tlu:    e\c    arouse    to    entluisiasni    the    most    imlil- 


ferent. 


\l)(Mit    twentN'    miles    from    the     Ross     settlement    the 


rc;u 


)ass(;s 


tl 


le    outlet    ot 


ake 


Ainsl 


ee,    whicli    lorms    tlu; 


head    of    the    southeast    hranch.        II 


er(     are    numerous    ee 


weirs.        In    »h(;s(;    are    captui'eil    man\'    barrels    ol     the    lish 
lor    which    the,')'   arc;   set,    and    it    occurretl    to    me   that    the)' 


mi''ht. 


r 


occasion    re(|uire(|,    he    usee 


tl 


1    for  sal 


iimon    also 


issiu!''  the   outlet    the   road    now   tra\'erses   the  shore 


o 


f    the    lake    throuu'h    a    far 


mm; 


countrx'   almost    dex'oid    of 


scenic    in teres 


t.      O 


n    one    sitlc    the    lake    stretches   awa\'   as 


fi 


u"  as   the    e\'e   can    reach,    the    hlue    mountains   in 


the    I 


lor- 


izon 


formini^;    the;   houndar)'.       ( )n    the   other    side   pastures, 


ficKls  and   hills      icceed    eat-h   (Uher   monotonousK' 


!• 


or   about    li\'e   miles  this   tairie   and   unattractixc   rule 


y. 


1     '- 


"UlC 


288 


U'itli     h'l\'-l\>hl    (Hid    (<ii//rni. 


coniiniic 


aiii! 


It    coiilrasts  sliar|ii\    with    llic   ucali 


h    ..f 


IilC- 


Hircs(|iic    l»caiil\     that    had    nrcccilcd    it. 


Xcai'   ihc    htad   of    the    lakr    is   a    slrcaiii    which    iin|)- 


1, 


tics  into  It.  >i|)anninL;'  this  is  a  hnd'^c  which  was,  when 
\\r  crossed  it,  so  (h'la| lichited  as  to  \n:  al)S()hitel\'  iiiisafe 
h»i"  loaded  can"iaL;'es,  .i!id  we  were  ohh^^c'l  to  alight  and 
cross  it  ah>ot.  lielow  this  hrid^c  Is  a  hiri^f  dee])  pool, 
worth  a  lon^;'  joiirnc}'  to  see.  The  water  is  as  clear  as 
crystal,  from  \\\r  to  twent)-  feet  in  dej)th,  and  thromdi- 
out    tlu;    suninier    is    ahsoluleh.     p.icked    with    sea    trout. 

"As  1  crossed  the  hridi^n;  I  looked  down  into  the 
water  helow.  aaid  such  a  si^^ht  1  nexcr  before  witnessed. 
The  trout  were  in  tliousaiuU,  and  lar^'e  oiies  most  ol 
them  were,  too.  Ihis  pool  is  celebrated  throughout  this 
portion  ol  the  island,  and  many  hue  catches  ha\e  l)c;en 
taken  irom  it.  in  \eai-s  past  it  has  been  poached  hadly, 
and  is  e\cn  now  somewhat,  but  not  to  the  <le!.;ree  that 
it  was  a  lew  years  a^o.  a  wanlen  now  almost  constantU' 
super\asinL;'  it.  I  am  told  that  in  1SS4  or  iSX^  a  man 
'ji^'o'ed'  out  ol  this  pool  in  one  d.iy  thrc'e  barrels  ol  those 
splenditl    lish  I 

"  Wv.  stopped  for  the  niL^ht  at  a  farm  housi;  hotel 
near  tlu;  brid^'e.  kept  by  a  Mr.  McLean.  Soon  alter  our 
arrival,  haunted  by  the  \ision  ol  the  host  of  trout  1  h.ad 
seen,    1    look    m\     rod    and    sauntered    down    to    the    bridn'c 


; 


y. 


y. 


2L)0 


//'////     /'/v-A'ci/    luui    (antcra. 


lo    ascertain    whether    or    not    they   were    interested    in    en- 
toinoloL;) . 

"  1  tried  them  with  \arious  hackles  and  other  flies  that 
I  thoiiL;lu  woiiUl  [jUiasc:  tiiem,  but  tiie)-  hail  been  'edu- 
cated.' 'rhe\'  iiail  stM.-n  similar  oH\;rin>'s  before,  and  for 
two  hours  I  succ(jcd(.'tl  in  lamling  only  three;  or  four  small 
tish,    (;\idcntly   unsoi)histicated   ne-w-comers. 

"()ii(;  or  two  of  the  neii;hborinL;'  farmers  stood  on 
the  l)ridL;c  talking;-  to  each  other  ami  to  \wv.  in,  1  ha\'e 
no  doubt,  pure  (iaelic,  thi;  lanLi'uaiL^e  ol  most  of  the  Cajx; 
Ih-fton  habitans,  and  (nidentl)-  enjoyini,;"  'larks'  at  ni)'  ex- 
pense in  casting  o\'er  the  lish  so  industriousl)'.  W'hat- 
e\-er  the)'  said,  I  could  not  understanti  a  word,  the  (lat-'lic 
tongue  n((t  hax'iiiL;"  been  mast(_;red  by  me,  so  I  paid  no 
attention  to  them.  i\fter  a  while  with  a  parting  'snicker' 
the\-   left   the   bridge    for   their   homes,    and    I    was   alone. 

"The  sun  now  hung  aboxc  the  western  horizon,  a 
huge;  red  splu.'re.  The  skies  AV(;re  covered  with  the  most 
gc^rgeous  clouds  of  goldt'ii  and  purph^  hu(;s,  and  a  soft 
balmy  breeze  sprung  up.  I  ceased  casting,  and,  taking 
a  seat  on  owv.  of  the  cross  beams  of  the  Ijridge,  lighted 
a  cigar  and  gave  myself  up  to  the  enjoyment  of  the  mag- 
nificent scene  before  m(;.  The  bridge  was  onl\'  a  half 
dozen  rods  from  the  lake  shore,  and  an  imobstructed  view 
could   be    liad    for    the   entire  distance!  to  the  furtlier  shore. 


•n- 


al 


lii- 


lor 


ill 


on 


a\i'. 


ape 


cx- 


hal- 


iic 


no 


:cv 


lost 


so 


ft 


ikin 


ir 


rhtcd 

11  ag- 

half 


view 


hore. 


B'nokih  Kok   I5kkaki\si,  Anyway.    (Inst.) 


29^ 


// '///''     /'7y-Ko'/    mid    C  'miicni. 


Across   tile  l)<)S()m   of  tlu;   lake   tlv   ra\s  of   the   setting'  sun 


suc|)l    in 


a    i)i'oa(i 


ath\\a\'    ot    crimson    ant 


'OKI 


Tl 


ic 


azure  of  the  sk\,   the  ''ors'cous   col 


orniL!'  ol 


ll 


\v.    t'louds,    the 


_!4r('cn    lorcsts    and    ficlils    of    the    shore,    all    were    mirrored 
on    ihe    i)lacid    water    with    tlu     most    heaulitui    elh'ct.        It 


If   I 


was    a    scene    to    he    rememhere 


enlrancinL;',    enrai)turine 


1 


A\as   en|o) 


it    with    all    the   artistic   s(msc;   ol    tlu 


f   th 


beautiful  in  nature  that  1  possessed  Avheii  1  was  awak- 
ened from  my  re\-erie  hy  a  lu'a\\  splash  made  by  a  lar^c 
iish  in  tlu;  water  below  luc,  1  looked  down,  and  at  that 
instant  another  lish  cauie  to  the  surface  and  with  a  s[jlash 
seized  a  L;nat  that  h.ul  droppetl   upon  the  \\ater. 

"'Oh,  ho,  ni)-  beautiesi'  1  e.\i:laimed.  it  is  a  small  lly 
you   want,   is  it?      1   will   tr\"  to  accomnu)dati;  )"()U.' 

"S(.;archin;;"  aiuon;^'  m\'  feathered  treasures,  1  found  a 
small  black  Liiiat,  to'  small,  1  feared,  to  be  stroni^'  enouo'h 
to  bear  the  strain  of  a  hea\)-  fish.  1  [owe\'er,  1  put  it  on 
m\'  castiiiL;'  iiiU'  and   tlropped   it  down   up(*n   the  water,   ^ix'- 


nu'-   it  a   litile   llutler  at    the  sanu;   tmu' 


I 


n   an    instant   m 


>■ 


re(,'l    was   sinL:in<'    mei 


■ril\-  as   1    struck   the    rise;   which    canu; 


ms 


tantb 


aiu 


1    1 


was 


fast    to    a 


a)od    two-pound    lish. 


I    was   alone   and    was    oljliu'etl    to    land    tlu;    trout    u 


n- 


assisted.  It  was  a  difficult  operation,  for  the  lish  A\as 
lively  and  strons^',  and  1  fearetl  for  ni)-  small  hook.  1 
[)assed    the    ViA    from    hand    to   hand    (Uitside    t'u'    beams   of 


lul  a 

U)Vl_!4"h 

It  on 
•    "iv- 
It  my 
came 
,h. 

lit  tm- 
^  was 
k.  1 
ms   ol 


i 


294 


ll/ltli    Fly- Rod    and    Caiiicni, 


the  bridL,r('  as  1  moved  aloni^-  to  the  beach  where  I  had 
left  my  hmding-  net.  After  I  reached  it  I  had  to  phiy 
the  fish  until  it  was  completel)'  concjuered,  for  I  had  a 
small  lii^dit  rotl,  and  this  took  considerable  time.  How- 
ever, after  creelin<'-  the  trout  1  had  a  liood  hour  of  twi- 
lij^dit  left,  which  I  improxed  by  taking  three  more  very 
nice    hsh,    and    some    smaller    ones. 

"When  I  showed  my  catch  at  the  hotel  it  was  pro- 
nounced '\('r\-  handsome,*  but  I  doubt  if  an\-  of  those 
who  saw  it  believed  I  took  it  with  anything-  but  the  in 
that  section  |)opular  jig.  In  fact  I  noticed  one  or  two 
persons  examining  the  bodies  of  the  fish  for  'hook  marks.' 
All  the  tish  that  I  took,  although  they  had  doubtless  been 
in  the  [jool  for  a  long  time,  were  as  silvery  bright  as  if 
fresh,  run.  I  w^as  told  that  about  the  end  of  August  the 
salmon   come   into   this  stream  in  considerable   nunibers. 

"A  comfortable  night  is  passed  at  McLean's,  and  after 
breakfast  is  disjiosed  of  the  route  is  resumed.  The  drive 
around  the  ui)[)er  end  of  the  lake  is  picturesque,  and  the 
t\\elve  miles  to  the  Little  Bras  D'Or  are  soon  passed,  an 
occasional  team  now  and  then  with  its,  to  us,  odd  char- 
acteristics,  giving  a  spice   to  the   trip. 

"Arriving  at  Whykokomagh,  pronounced  by  the  na- 
tives 'Hogomagh,'  the  hospitable  shelter  of  the  Bay  View 
Hotel    is  a  welcome    boon   to  the  v/eary   traveler,   and   the 


I 


I 


Iter 

•JVC 

the 
an 
1  a  I'- 
ll a- 
iew 
the 


290 


IVitli    I'ly-Rod    and    Caiucm. 


dinner  that  the  hostess,  i^ood  Mrs.  Mitchell,  serves,  seems 
a  royal  feast  after  the  plain  fare  that  has  hecMi  had  on 
the  island  ;  slu;  knows  what  a  _L;()od  dinner  is,  how  it 
sliould    he    cooketl,    and    also    how    it    should    he    scn'ved. 

« 

"The  steamer  Ma)-  Oueen  lea\es  W'h^kokoma^h  for 
Haddeck  at  about  two  in  the;  afternoon.  I'rom  the  steam- 
boat wharl  \()U  _L;et  a  i^'ood  \iew  of  the  town,  which  is 
neither  neat  nor  attractive.  Up  the  Little  Uras  D'Or  the; 
])assaL;e  is  one  oi  the  most  delightful.  The  scenery  alon:;' 
the    shore    is    x'arietl,    and    this,    toi^ethei     wilh    the;    balm)'. 


h(;a 


1th- 


'•ivni!. 


air,    the    placid    water    of    the    beatititul    lake. 


the   exhnaratnis 


motion   o 


f   tl 


u;   l)oal,   all    make  the  sail   eii- 


th 


jo)-al)le    h>r   e\'er)-   iiKjment   01    thcj    time 


f   th 


Tl 


le  steamer  ar- 


rives at   IJaddeck  at  al)out  se\en    in   tlie  evemiiLr,   am 


th 


.-i' 


land- 


ni; 


wxv. 


the  tourist  finds  himself  auain  on  the  main  route 


of   tra\el. 


"  Come,  William,  wake  up,"    I  exclaimed  to  the  guide, 
who   had  been   noddim--  for  the  last  ten   minutes,   and  who 


was    now    on    the    |)oint  01   g'oin 


f 


to   si 


eep 


wake   u] 


and 


f 


ather  touether  our   scattered   thinL-s  and    put  them   under 


cover,    It  will    rain 


bef 


ore   mornim 


sure. 


Well,   hrere,"    I   continued,  tur 


nin 


.■5 


to  111)-  friend  who 


was   SI 


lentl 


\-    recliniiT, 


b)-    the    fire,    "1    hope    )()U    are    not 


aslee[),    too. 


Not    I."    1 


le     rei) 


li(;d, 


on 


tl 


w.    contrar 


am    W'lae 


and 
dcr 

;ho 
not 

vide 


298 


With    I'l\-I\0(i    and    Caincm. 


;nv 


:ake,   hut    I    was   iliinkiiiL;'   <il)()iit   Cape    Breton,   aiv.l   \()ur 


Inscription    o 


f    its    1 


)fautics,    and    arranijin'-'    in    \\\\   ninid   a 


I' 
I:    I 


\isit   to   the    isl.md    at   ;i    not    disiant   da}'. 

"Make    it,    make    it,"    I    answered,    leading    the   way   to 
the   tent,    "nou    will    eiijox-    it    thorou<'hl\'   anl    ne\"er   rei^rct 


It. 
til 


It 


is    worth    a    \  is 


t    fi 


oni    \()u 


if    f 


or    notiim 


th 


more 


lan  to  see  the  wealth  of  bird  life  that  exists  there. 
Warblers  in  myriads  breed  there;  sparrows  and  fmches 
of  almost  every  kind  haunt  the  lields  .uid  bushes  in 
thousands.  I  counted  four  male  rcjse-breasletl  _L;rosbeaks 
in    one    little    swamp    a    cpiarter   of    a    milt;    in    lentil.,    and 


th 


:ful    littU 


f; 


the 


dozens  ol  those  L;racetul  little  syl\-an  tanaes,  the  redstarts, 
I  never  saw  anjlhiuL;-  like  tlu-  ornithological  exuberance 
ther^:  is  on  that  little  island.  The  whole  feathered  wealth 
of  a  Xew  ]'jiL;land  summer  wotdd  not  ec|ual  it,  it  seems 
to  me.  W'hw  I  llushed  an  l'^n''"lish  snipe  at  almost  e\"c;r\- 
ten  rods,  e\"er}'  time  I  walked  through  a  meadow,  and 
f)reedin'j-   season,    too,    and   saw  (uiite   a  \\\ 


tl 


lis   in 


th 


ty 


of  othe'"  shore  birds  that  I  always  supposetl  bred  nowhere 
sotith  of  l.abrador.  Yes,  I'rere,"  I  added,  as  \ve  settled 
rselves  for  a  night's  sleep,    "you   must  go  to   Cape   Bre- 


ou 


ton    to    see 


bird    life,    if    for    noth 


in< 


else 


I    think    I    sh; 


Ul     L''0, 


an.sweret!    m\' 


fri 


eiKl 


uul    not 


lone 


i<'"  sa 


U)   see   the  birds  either,    I    h()j)e    to    see    some   u^   the 
Imon   of   the    Mars/aree,    also." 


lo 
Tet 

lorc 

crc. 

:hcs 
in 

eaks 
aiul 

arts, 

ancc 
aUh 
cms 
c;rv 
and 
icty 
icre 
Lied 
Bre- 

not 
the 


l''.\I.I.!<   (IN     I'lIK    MakcAKKK    HkI  o\V    CaI'I;   Cl.LlAK 


CIIAI'THR     V. 


\    lli:\\\     l;\is.      •     ^Mi  \ii.    III     nil:    Xicin.      •      1''i,v-I'wiiin';    Smximimis    Ckmui 

IN     A     MiiUM.        •        A     C.lilM      l'\lill.        •        'I   Kill    I,      DlikS     \Mi     (il;l,l;l>     llXII.KMI- 
NMlli     \:y      r'KKI.KII.        •       (l/.i'M.        •        .\Mi||;II;      S\1\Iii\      IIiimIsIH.        •        I|ii|'l> 

\Mi     |i\i;s,       •       !  )i>\i'i  iiiM  Ml  N I .       •       llii;\M      \-     \     ri\-(    \^iiK.      •       Mm;!-: 
,\i;iii  r    I'WiiKiii;    I'lii^.       •      A    I !  wnsi  imi;     iKm.       •      llniiKin    ami    Sa\  in. 

1-  Kl  Kl.    (  ;i    I  -,     An'I  III  l;     ll-ll.        •       ll'iW       1  II'-.    (    111    \  I  KN^     I'.iiS      A. 1. 11.^     lOK      \     S\i.- 

MiiN.     •     A    S','1  iKKi  1.  Skis    I  i  n  .     •     A   iIki.m    i    \imi.     •      Tin,   |  xii.u  i,  r   Rni.K 

1\     N  I  W     r.KlN-WHK.       •        I'iVKM-AN's     Ilnll.l,    AM>     1111.     I '■  I    Mil     ii\     Mil.      I'lMl:     IH.:^ 
ClIAII  I    !;.-,.       •      (iiiMli    MiiUr    IN     I'Ki  iSri-,.  ■  I  .       •      A     SlMNH'N.S    IKuNI     IllKWI.       •       l'.,\- 

iiiiMiNi.      •     A    l.iiNi;   SrKri.i;i,i:.     •     Ci  ini;k  \  1 1  i.a  in  in.s.     •     .\    I'kiiis    Siuini; 

,i|.     M    \     'ri;.ii    I.        •        1m;|  i;r,      \I.--m     II.S.S     (IimUi     Si  i(r>'-.        •       SlNlUNi;    mi      ll->Il 

III    iKiiNh  .      •     'ruiii  i'    I'l-iiiNii   .\r  'I  in;    U.\ni:i  i.i.v.s.      •     (iui,\r  SrnKi    wiiii 
l.ii.iii    'l'.\i  km:.    •     H\iihiM;  S.M.MiiN  ,\k  1 11  H  I  \i.i  \'    \  (■.i;i:\r  Si  (.(  i:ss.     •      I'lii-. 

(  In  K.M  |iiN>      \r     DllllKIM       I  I  \  H   IlKKIK^.        •        WllR     OWN     KS     (  i  K  l'      I  1 1 1',     C'KI'.WI. 

<  )i  K   Ani.iik-  nil.    I'lK.^i     III    Ui;i:i:  tiik  Akiiihim.  Shhkini;  m     ki\i:Ks   anh 

I, VMS.        •       Sr.\ll>MiS     III      S.MMiiN     Fis1II:KII>.        •        I'liSnilKS     (iKnWINi;      ,\|ii1;K, 

Ki.cKii  ss.      •     SiKi'Mi.    Im>iiini;    C.vnnot   1',\  iKKMiN.\n-,  TiiK    I'lsii.     •     ll\i;irs 
ii|-    iiii:    S.M.M'iN.      •     (  iiNji.i  11  Ki:s    CoM'iKNiNi;    nii:    IniNiin-    m'     riii:    Si- \ 

■|l;,il    I.        ■       .\l.l.      .\i;iil    I      1,\I<IS     l'.|i\V,\Kl)     ANIi     Si.     jiillN.        •       'rili:     lliiMK     111 

IIII.    WiNMM-ii.      •     <'ii;i  VI     KiviKs   IN    iiii:   Nukiii.      •      I-    iiii    Wlnnini^ii    .\ 

L.\.NU-LuCKI,n     S.\l..\liiN?       •       Dl.ML.N.SlUNS     .\Nli    \\      Ulill      nl'     ScilniJDU;     S.M.MW.N. 


1WAS  iiwakciictl  in  llu:  nii^ht  by  tlu;  niin  pelting-  down 
upon  llu:  trnt  ill  tuTcc.  lu'a\  \  sliowcrs.  (  )ur  co\cr- 
in^-  was,  as  William  c.xijrcsscd  it,  "as  (lr\-  as  a  house," 
so  that  ^vc  c.\|)cricncc:(l  no  discomfort  from  the  storm; 
hut    llic    uproar    of    rain    heatini;-    down    upon    the    canvas, 


/ 


,1111 
'111. 

■AM. 

AMI 

|m1;K. 

\\.\  1> 

Si'  \ 

I  ir 

>11     A 

luN. 


vcr- 

ISC', 

irm  ; 
vas, 


(jAri.  Ci.i.ak"  iiN    M  \Ki;AkKK   Kim.k,   Cai'I'.   I'.ki.ki.n. 


302 


//'////     /•7v-/\()(/    iiiui    C(iiii('r\ 


and  ii])()ii  the  Idlia^f  of  llic  trees  al)()iit  ii^,  and  tlu;  sur- 
face >)f  the  water  near  liy,  kept  nic  awake  for  a  loiit;- 
linu'.  1  liL;lU((l  a  li^ar.  and  strt'tchecl  upon  our  soft 
bed,    Mstenetl    to    the    sounds    ol    the    stormy    ni^ht. 

Occasionall)  an  old  tree,  decaNcd  at  ils  l)asi',  fell  in 
tlu;  forest  with  a  thumlei-in^-  crash.  The  wind,  souL;hin_L;' 
throueh  the  trees,  at  inter\-als  hetween  the  din  of  the 
showers  brought  to  the;  ear  the  musical  tones  of  the  rush- 
inn'  ^vater  in  the  nel^hborin;,;-  I'apids.  A  restless  owl  hov- 
ered near  by,  ils  luL;ub.*ious  cry  echoim^  back  h'oni  the 
hillside;    across    the    ri\(M'. 

To  all  these  sotuids  1  listened  until  my  ci^ar  was  fin- 
islietl.  when,  turnini;-  u|)on  my  side  and  covering-  my  head 
with  my  felt  cami)iniL;"  hat,  I  fell  asleep  ai^'ain,  ami  did 
not  wake  until  the  sound  ol  the  guide's  axe;  aroused  us 
in    the   mornini^. 

Emer^inn-  from  the  tent  we  found  that  lliram  had 
arrived  and  with  William  was  l)usy  at  the  lire  preparing 
breakfast.  It  is  almost  incredil)le  how  quickly  the  woods- 
man can  start  a  lire,  no  matter  how  hea\-\'  the  rain  may 
be  or  how  wvl  the  fuel.  'J'he  tirst  thing  is  to  fuul  an 
old  pine;  or  c(  tlar  stump,  and  the  rt;sin()us  wood  hewn 
therefrom  will  start  a  rousing  hre  in  the  worst  of  w(.;ather. 

The  rail"!  had  ceased,  but  a  lu'avy  fog  hung  o\-er  the 
river    and    -mi    the   sides   of   the   hills   about    us. 


tit 

n 


0 


o 


304  111  til    I'lx-Roii    ami    Camera. 


"What's  ihf  (l;i\'  to  111,  I  Ilrani  i-*"  1  fxclaimcd,  as  1 
stood  Iiy  lilt-  chfcrtiil  t'li'i'  uliicli  was  now  (  rackliiiL;'  ainoiiL; 
ihc  |)ln(;  ami  cclar  loi^s,  ol  \\hii:h  the  ^iililcs  had  [)r<)- 
(■ur<'d   a    HlitTal    siiii|»l\. 

"I  think  il  will  lir  a  wet  day,  sir,"  he  answcrrd, 
"showery    like;     noi    a    heavy    rain." 

"  \'('s,"  added  William,  who  was  husy  sliciiiL;'  l)ac()n 
ami  washiiii;'  potatoes  for  hreaklasl,  "il  will  he  shower\ 
and  dark;  not  the  hesi  day  e\cr  was  lor  lishiiiL',  allhoui^h 
)•(:   can    try    these    two    pools,    il    ye    like" 

"  \'(;s,  we  will  do  so  all<'r  breakfast,"  said  hrere,  who 
was  also  enjo\im;'  the  i_;ratelul  warmth  ol  the  lire,  "al- 
ihoiii^h    it's    not    the    best    da\-,    as    _\du    sa_\-." 

"Il  mij^hl  he  worse  though,'  lliram  exclaimed,  as  \\v. 
^^'A\'(\  the  fire  a  fresh  adjuslmenl  and  hmiL;'  the  lea-ketth- 
to  hoil,  siispendinu;'  il  from  a  slake  ol  ^reeii  wood.  "  I 
don'l  like  to  lly-tish  in  a  storm,  for  I  i^incrall)-  find  that 
th(;    fisli    won't    rise." 

"Yes,"  1  replii'd.  "  il  is  true  as  a  I'ule,  hut  someiimits 
lh(i  hesl  fishinL;-  is  had  when  the  rain  drops  come  iiattcr- 
inL,^  upon  ihe  surface  ol  the  water.  ( )ne  of  ihe  hi.^j^'esl 
catches  1  (wer  made!  was  on  a  perf-'clK'  haielul  da\'.  Il 
was  llu;  I  7lh  of  June  in  1S5C)  or  'Oo  that  this  happened. 
It  was  on  the  Ma^allowax'  l^ix'er  in  Maine,  at  the  pool 
just  below   A/iscohos    I'alls.       I    stood   on    on(;   rock  all   th(; 


h;il 


J 

5 


3o6 


U'^itJi    Flv-Rod    (iL'(/    Can/cm. 


time,    and    landed    m\    own     fish,    Ix'in!--    wilhoui    a    'jiiidi 


I) 


iirnTj 


tl 


lioK;    da\"    there;    was    a    succession     of    snow 


le    \vnoi(!    (ia\ 


s(pialls,  liail  slornis  and  rain  ;  certainly  a  ^\()rse  da)'  for 
fisliin^"  could  not  1)(;  iniaL^ineil,  )'et  1  took  oxer  a  Imshel 
of  spotted  trout  from  the  jjool,  usinL;-  l)ro\vn  or  red  hackles. 


I 


ne\-er 


aw 


lish    so    eaLi'er.       At    e\c''\'    cast    a    half  ilo/(;ii 


or   more    would    dart    for    the    Il_\-,    ami    1    was    husy   all    th( 
time." 


"Small  trout.  1  suppose,"  aid  hrere  :  "they  are  often 
crazy   like    that." 

"Not  so  small,  either,"  I  answered;  "man\'  of  them 
would  A\ciL;h  two  pountls  apiece  anil  o\'er.  The)'  wer<;  a 
maLTnit'icent  lot,  and  the\'  furnisheil  a  dinner  for  hall  the 
people    in    the    settlement   helow    at    Wilson's    Mills." 

"'I'hat  was  i^ootl  tishim^-,"  exclaimed  lliram,  "although 
W(;  ha\-e  heateii    it  hadl)'  amoui^'   sea    t'%)Mi,   hey,    William?" 

"We     hax'e.     indeed,"    assenteil     the    other    L!uide. 

"That    nia\     he,"    said     1,     "hut     not     in     a    had    storm, 


)ovs,    not    m    a    hea\  \'    storm. 


X 


o,    sn',    \()U  re    ri<'ht    ihei'e 


I'eUlied 


11 


irani. 


1 L    was 


[•■ooc 


1     fisl 


liiiL!'    for    brook     trout,    altoi^'ether ;     il     must     ha\i 


heen     a     ime     i)ool 


that. 


\ 


es. 


It    was   a   spi(Midid    one 


answered 


the 


falh 


were   steep   and    hii^h,    so   hi^h    in    fact    that   the   trout   coukl 
not  asceml  them,  and  they   gathered   in   the  pool  ]j«  low   in 


TW^^t"^!^ 


•  ■   , .  1.',  <  ^, '■■  w. 


y. 


\o8 


H'itli     riv-Roii    ami    Camera. 


Tcal    iunnl)ci-s.        Thai    was    loiv''    \vm\    however;     i    tloubt 


if    a    troul    coukl    be    found    th 
"\\'h\-    so.^"    askeil    l'"rere. 


ere;    now, 


It    scicnis    incredible  that 


a    larije    ri\t-r    could    bt;    absoluteK'    exhausted. 


riu;    troul    ha\c     been     cxt 


c;rninia 


ted    below    the    fal 


not  by  tislu;rnu;n,  but  by  thos(;  fresh-water  sharks,  tin; 
pickerel,  which  ha\'e  asccMKled  tlie  ri\-er  from  Lake  I'm- 
bagog    below.  " 

"  The  trout  stands  no  i:hanee  ai^ainsl  pickei'el,  I  am 
told,"    said    krere. 

"  Xo,  no  chance  Avhatcwer,"  I  answered,  "the  \'oracity 
of  the  i)ickerel  is  sonnlhini^"  astonishing.  In  the  Schoo- 
tlic  I^akc's  these;  abominable;  Aermin  not  onl)'  d(;\'our  the 
N'oung  land-locks,  but  the\'  are;  absoluteK'  dri\ing  awa\'  the 
wild  elucks  that  used  to  breeel  the're;  in  inime'nse  num- 
be-rs. '•'  Idle;     pickeM'el     she)uld     be     outlawe'el." 

"  It    must    be;    a    gre'at    pe'sl,'    saiel    krere'. 

"Well,  gcntlemien,  your  bre^akfast  is  re'ael\',"  saiel  Wal- 
lian:,  pointing  to  the'  abunelant  \ianels  that  we're;  se;r\'e;d 
upe)n    e)ur    rude;    table. 


All  ricdit,"  I 


mswe're'el,   "we  will   surrounel   ii  at  once' 


A.    lloardmrin    of    (' 


M 


c,    wnti"- 


Diuk 


tl    ''filiu-^    tlial    usi'il    111 


liriTcl    Ml    almndantly    nn    niir    n\c.r,    in    c<)nM;(|iuin  o    nf    i!ii-    pic  l<i'irl    f.i'.iiii;'    up    lliuir 


Vdiiii'i;    h 


;iM'    luarlv    ilcscrti-il    r.    as    ;i    liiTrdiiiL 


11 


uy    al--i)    cat    llu-    \ipiin;;'    of 


lonU'Slic   (liU'l<s,    ami    lia\c    proved   ^o  dL-slruclivo  lo  llicni    llial    piupjr   up   llir   ri\ri'   haV( 
iliaud"iK-il    ti\ini^    to    lairM.-    lla-ui." 


falls. 

s,    llu; 

Uni- 

I    ;iin 


once. 

il     ll^nl    to 
up    ihi-'ir 

\iil||V^-     (it 

:i\iT  luive 


y. 


310 


With    Fly-Rod    and    Camera. 


li  I 


A  good   half  hour   was   devoted   to   the   meal,   and   we 
enjoyed    it    thoroughly. 

"What  is  it,  I'Vere,  that  gives  us  such  ferocious  ap- 
petites?"   I    asked,    as    I    helpetl    nijself    to    a    third    trout. 

"Ozone,"  he  exclaimed,  impaling  another  fish  to  keep 
even    with    mt;. 

"Ozone,"  said  William,  "what's  that?  I  thought  it 
was  our  fresh  air  and  the  exercise  that  made  the  hunger." 

"All  the  same,  William,"  I  said,  "all  the  same  thing; 
another   dipper    of    tea,    please." 

After  breakfast  was  disposed  of  we  started  for  the 
head  of  the  lower  pool,  about  twent)'  rods  down  the  beach 
from  the  camp.  b'rere  gave  me  the  first  chance  at  the 
pool,  saying  he  would  try  his  luck  later  in  the  pool  be- 
low   us. 

I  began  casting,  but,  althou<.''h  I  i/ot  out  considerable 
line  and  fished  carefull}',  I  did  not  succeed  in  'lifting'  a 
fish,  and  after  a  ten  minutes'  exercise  with  the  rod  we 
crossed  at  the  head  of  the  pool  for  the  beach  on  the 
other   side. 

Here  I  began  casting  again,  moving  down  the  stream 
a  foot  or  two  with  every  cast,  covering  all  the  water  as 
1  progressed.  I  dropped  my  lly  at  length  behind  a  jut- 
ting rock  on  the  other  side,  and  with  a  big  swirl  a  sal- 
mon   took    the    lure    and    settled    in    the    pool. 


IVith    Fly-Rod    and    Caineni. 


3" 


What  a  moment  it  is  after  a  salmon  is  hooked  in 
which  we  wait  for  his  first  rush!  The  nerves  tin^de,  the 
heart  almost  ceases  to  heat ;  we  brace  e\  ery  muscle  and 
prepare  for  the  battle  thit  we  know  is  ine\itable.  The 
pressure  is  j)ut  u[)on  the  rod,  the  line:  begins  to  move 
slowly  at  hrst,  as  if  the  fish  disdains  to  notice  the  frail 
fibre  which  liolds  him ;  then,  with  a  mi^ht}-  dash,  with 
the  s[)eed  of  thought,  he  spins  out  the  line,  making  the 
reel    fairl)-    scream    at    the    rapidity    of    the    motion. 

I'he  salmon  to  which  I  was  fast  was  a  stronu",  ac- 
tive  fish,  and  his  hrst  run  t{K)k  out  at  least  sex'cnt}'  }'ards 
of   line. 

"Bring"  the  canoe,  cpiick,  William  I"  I  shouted,  "we 
may    ha\e    to    follow    him    down    the    raj)ids." 

Almost  as  soon  as  I  had  finished  my  sentence  the 
canoe  was  at  my  sitle,  and,  hurrying  into  it,  we  prepared 
to  follow  the  fish  if  it  went  out  of  the  jjool.  It  was  <i 
beautiful  pool  to  kill  a  salmon  in,  having  an  abundant 
depth  of  water  all  over  it  ;  it  was  about  two  hundred 
)'ards  in  length,  and  at  the  lower  end  shoaled  consider- 
abl)'  before  reaching  the  rapids,  but  it  was  deep  enough 
even    there    to    lloat    a    heavily-loaded    canoe. 

The  distance  to  the  next,  pool  below  was  onl)'  about 
one  hundred  rods.  Tearing  down  into  the  shoal  water 
the  salmon  seemed  on  the  point  of  making  for  the  rapids, 


312 


lyiJi    riy-Rod    nilii    L'aincni, 


\\  ^ 


Mi 


Shoutiii!^-  to  the  i^iiidc  to  follow  liiiii  1  held  ihc  tish  with 
as  (inn  a  liami  ;is  I  could,  w.itchiiiL;'  with  apprrlicnsion 
iii\'  liiU'  rapidi)'  di-iappcafint;'  from  my  rrci.  (  )n('  hundrctl 
\'ards  had  spun  out,  and  twcnt\  moi-c  ht'lorc  the  sahiion 
conchuk'tl  to  turn  hack.  '  )ur  canoe  had  started  to  follow 
the  lish,  aivl  this  ^ax-e  the  line  a  fe.irful  hi^hl  oi"  slack 
wi'icn  tlu;  salmon  darted  hack  into  the  pool,  and  ne\-er 
before  haxc  I  made  my  hii^'  reel  tl)-  as  I  did  in  wintl- 
in_L;'  up  that  slack.  1  succeeded  in  ^ettin^'  it  packeil  on 
the    spool    aL;ain    solitllx     and    in    e\cn    la\crs. 

l'n(|uestional)l\ ,  theri'  ai"e  more:  salmon  lo^t  1)\-  foul- 
ine-  an  unexcnl)',  slo\-enl\-  reeled  hue  than  fi'om  an\-  other 
cause.  In\;u"ial)l\ ,  ii  a  lin<'  is  loose  anywhert:  on  the  reel, 
the  fish  A\ill  cause  it  to  o\-ei-run,  and  then  throw  a  sort 
of  lialf  hitch  on  the  vvvl,  and  this  done  tlu;  casting"  line 
parts  as  if  it  were  a  cotton  thread.  I  h;i\e  seen  so  mauN" 
fish  lost  hy  this  carelessness,  and  also  l)\-  the  line  fouling' 
ill  that  infernal  implement,  the  wheel  turned  1)\-  a  ci'ank 
instead  of  1)}'  a  handle  in  the  reNoKinj^-  |)late,  that  I  am 
cautious  in  aNoidim^'  hoth  Iruitlul  sources  ol  expletixcs  and 
despair. 

\\'indinL;'  in  the  line  care(ull\,  )-et  with  the  greatest 
jK)ssil)le  speed,  1  \'er\'  soon  had  it  tautened  a^ain  on  the 
tish,  which  was  now  in  the  pool  not  ten  yards  from  the 
canoe.        I'Celin'''    th(;    lift    ol    tlu;    rod,    the    salmon    darted 


llcsL 
tlic 
the 

rtcd 


y. 


y. 


y. 


3'4 


//'////       I'lv-Rod     (!//(/      CdHlO'll. 


away  a,L;ain,  this  tiim-  \\y  the  pool,  IcajMnj^  tlircc  tinics 
in  (juick  succession,  and  throwing"  the  Avater  awa)'  ii[)  on 
tin:  rocks  on  the  sitie  ol  thi;  pool  ;  followinL;'  this  he  s[)un 
hack  and  forth  in  short  nervous  runs,  and  then  sc;ttU;d  in 
tlu;  (U'ep  hole  at  the  loot  of  the  u[)per  rapids.  1 1  ere  I 
followed  1))'  walking-  hesidt;  him  on  the  heach,  and  n'ave 
him  the  l)utt  for  all  I  dared  to,  in\"itin_L;-  hini  at  the  same 
time  to  "come  in  out  of  the  wet."  In  response  he  darted 
into  the  air,  shaking;'  his  lu;ad  like  a  hkick  bass,  and  so 
c-lose  to  me  that  1  could  ha\e  struck  him  with  the  lip 
of  nn'  rod  when  I  lowered  it  as  he  fell  hack  into  the 
[)()ol. 

"  \\'  ma\-  L;i\e  him  the;  hutt  a^ain,  sir,"  saitl  William, 
"  'tis  onh'  a  small  t'lsh,  not  o\er  ten  pounds,  thou^jh  lie's 
miyhl)'   li\ely;    he'll   soon    tire    now." 

I  followed  this  achice  and  ke[)t  the  lish  moxini.;',  and 
soon  in  acknowledLnnent  ol  defeat  he  turnt'd  on  his  side 
on    the    water. 

"Good  enough,  he's  done!"  exclaimeil  lliram,  who 
stood  with  gaff  iri  hand  on  the  beach  nt;ar  me;  "bring 
him    in    this   wa\',    and    I'll    reach    him." 

Giving  a  slant  to  the  rod  and  lifting  at  the  same 
time,  I  sheered  the  fish  over  towartl  the  point  on  the 
beach  where  the  guide  stood.  Nearer  and  nearer  to  the 
shore   it   came,    until    it  was   within    six   feet  of   the   cnul   of 


inus 


oil 


l)iin 


111 


'>avc 


anic 


rli;d 


so 


Up 


tl 


IC 


cllll, 


he  s 


and 


siclc 


lo 


ine 


anu; 


th 


c 


ot 


3i6 


//'////     /7\'-/\(>(/    aiui    (  aiiicm. 


llu:  ,L;alT,  when  tin;  salnioii,  perhaps  catching;'  a  i^liinpsc  of 
his  h)c,  or  possibly  touching"  a  stone  on  the  l)()tton,  of 
thi:  [jooi,  _L;a\(.;  a  sudden  twist  and  jerk,  and  ialHnL;'  hack 
into    the    water,    (hsappcared    a    free;    fish. 

I'Or  <ui  instant  we  stood  a_L;liast,  and  then  I'rere  cx- 
clainieti,  "  I  low  in  tlie  nanu;  of  ^oochiess  (W\  that  fish 
j4et    a\\a\' ?       1    thoii-ht    he    was    safe,    absohitel)." 

"lie    was    till    the    hook    broke,"    said    William. 

"  1  (.lon't  think  it  brokt',"  1  exclaimed,  as  I  reeled  in 
nu'    line,    "  I    think    it    tore    out    of    the    lish." 

"  Xo,  the  cast  broke  close  to  the  lly,"  said  Iliram, 
who  had  me'anwhile  seized  the  line  and  was  examininj^'  it; 
"no,    thuiulerl    the    loop    pulled    out    of    tlu:    ll\I" 

It  Avas  e\en  so;  there  was  the  casting'  line  in  per- 
fect condition,  and  •'.  its  cwA  was  the  loo[)  which  had 
been    faste'.iecl    to    the    ll_\'. 

"C(^nfountl  it  all,"  1  exclaimed,  "why  ditln't  i  test 
it    ;is    1    should    ha\'e    doiU',    before    hshin<4"."' 

"Yes,"  \(>u  should  ha\'e,"  said  brere,  "I  hnd  that 
there  is  almost  as  much  danger  of  a  looj)  [)ullin<^'  out,  un- 
less   1    tie   it   m\s(,'lf,   as   there   is   of  a  castini^-   line   parting'." 

"\\\:11,"  said  I,  "it's  a  wonder  1  held  tile  salmon  as 
lonu'  as  I  did ;  but  1  should  hardl\'  Ikuc  tliought  such 
an  accident  could  ha\'e  happened,  tor  it  was  a  genuine 
l-"orrest    tl\'." 


//■////    /•'/]'- /\(h/    (///(/    Caiifcnt. 


317 


"I  lia\'c  known  siicli  a  tiling-  to  (»  fiir  Ih'Ioi-i-,"  !)<•  re- 
plied, "and  uc  can  draw  a  moral  ironi  the  accident,  and 
that    is    to    n(\cr    use    'store    llics'    it    uc    can    hclj)    it." 

"\\'(dl,  Mr.  I'rcrc,"  said  llirani,  "tiu-  lish  is  lost,  and 
we  ina)'  as  well  ti-\-  for  anoiiu'r,  and  that  prctt)-  soon,  for 
there'll    he    more    rain    h)    and    hy." 

"  \'er\'  n'oo(h"  replied  h  rere,  "\vr  will  i^o  down  to 
two  or  thri'e  of  the  [jools  helou,  and  sec;  what  onr  lor- 
tnnes    will    ht:    there." 

"  \'on  take  the  canoe  down,  hrere,  with  William," 
said  1,  "and  1  will  pnl  in  an  houi'  or  two  with  the 
tront." 

"All  ri^ht,"  he  replied,  and  steppiivj;  into  the  canoe 
with  the  L;nide,  soon  disappeared  from  our  \  iew  down  the 
ri\-er. 

"Hir;im,"  said  I,  as  we  took  our  stand  upon  the 
beacli  close  to  the  [)l;ice  where  I  had  hooked  the  sal- 
mon, '  )()U  takt;  the  rod  and  I'ish  awhile,  and  1  will  ha\e 
a   smoke." 

"All  right,"  he  replied,  as  I  handed  him  my  tackle, 
"perhaps    I    will    hook   a   5-:;ilinon,    there's   plentx'   in    it." 

1   took  a  seat  upon   a  r(jck  on  the  beach  and  watched 
the   guide.       I    have    met   fishermen    who   would   ne\er  per- 
mit   their    guides    to    haiidle    thc'ir    rods    tor    a    cast;     ami 
.     ha\'e    also    seen    others    who   made    their   ''uides   do    all    the 


3>8 


//'////     l'l\'-l\od    (ii/(f    (dn/cra. 


casting".  coiuciuinL;  tlu'inscKcs  with  pLiNiiii^  tin-  lish  'h;il 
tlicir  men  hail  liookcil  lor  ihcm.  Ncilhcr  of  llu-sc  classes 
hav(;   till!   i'iL;ht    spirit    ul    thr   tnir    sportsin.iii. 

It  is  |)ri'tl)-  ihill  music  for  the  iiUrlligi'iit  giiiilr  to 
watch  thr  angler  all  ila_\'  long,  ami  ila\  after  day  at  that, 
cast  ami  hook  ami  pla)'  the  salmon,  uitlvait  heing  allowed 
to  e\-en  partiiij);  tc  in  the  spoin  further  than  to  galf  the 
fish,  ami  I  holil  it  is  selfish  In  the  emploNcr  to  hegruclge 
the  man  a  rhaiuc  now  ami  then  to  do  a  little  of  the 
fishing;  that  is,  il  the  guide  is  an  e.Nperi,  which  most 
guiiles  are.  Ihe  sportsman  wlio  m.ikes  the  guitle  do 
all  the  casting  and  hooking  the  hsh  foi"  the  (  inplo\cr  to 
jday  is  a  l.i/\-  man,  and  a  poor  angler.  It  is  something 
to  rise  a  salmon  and  hook  him  neatl)'  and  artisticall)', 
something  that  e\-er)'  one  cannot  do,  and  il  is  asking  and 
expecting  a  good  deal  from  human  nature  to  reipiire  the 
guide  to  relinquish  the  rod  to  another  man  to  pla\-  the 
fish    which    he    had    not    the    patience    or    skill    to    hook. 

Hiram  \\as  an  expert  with  the  rod,  and  it  affon'.etl 
me  great  pleasure  to  see,  him  co\cr  the  pool,  placing  his 
tly  as  lightl)'  as  the  fall  of  a  feather  wherever  he  wished. 
.•\fter  a  short  time  \\v.  ceast;d  casting  and  saiil,  as  he  n;- 
mo\-eil  thi;  ll\-  from  m\'  leader,  and  haiuled  it  to  me, 
"The  water  is  growing  darker  e\er\-  minute  from  thii 
heavy    rain    there   has    been    up    the    ri\'er,   and    in    a    deep 


Aw. 


.Ik; 


y. 


y. 


y. 
u 


i;;n-s>ir' 


320 


IVitJi    I'lv-Rod    miii    ( Unicni. 


\\  I 


pool    like    this,     -.hen    the    water    is    colored,    a    larger    aiul 
briij^hler    tl\-    is    tiu;    thiiiL;'." 

I    L:a\i'    liim    his    t-hoic(;    Iroin    ni\"    hook,    aiul    selectintj^ 
an    eie'i^anl    Pophain    he    attaclu'd    it    to    the    casting"    line. 

Ri^ht  liere  I  want  to  s;;)'  to  e\H'r\-  salnioii  hshernian, 
thai  in  e\cr\-  tweKc  thes  al\va\s  ha\(;  one  I'opham,  antl 
if  N'on  follow  \w\  acK'icc^  nou  will  \ar)'  the  other  elexcn 
about  as  h)lloA"s:  Three  ol  the  siKcr  doctors  (two  sizes). 
two  of  tin;  J(^Lk  Scott,  one  hutcner,  one  I  )urhain  ran^'er, 
oni;  roN'al  coachman,  two  of  lIk;  fair\-  (two  colors),  one 
black  dose.  This  \ariet\'  will  meet  the  i'('(|uircnicnts  of 
all  conditions  of  lis^ht  and  water,  and  ihes'  are  amonjj^  the 
most  killin<4'  thes  to  be  had.  Of  course,  a  seK;ction  ol 
hackles  anil  oth<'r  trout  thes  is  essential.  ;\  siii^ie  dozen 
will  hist  onl)'  a  short  tinu:.  but  the  dozens  taken  on  an 
ouliuL;'  should,  in  m\'  opinion,  contain  about  the  \ariet\- 
I    hax'e    nametl. 

lliram  Avcnt  to  the  lu;ail  of  the  p(jol  and  be^an  cast- 
iny",  aiul  keepin;,;'  back  from  the  water,  with  a  lon^'  line, 
worked  down  the;  stream,  coxerini;'  thoroui^hh'  ever\'  toot 
ol  the  water  with  his  tly.  Ilow  neatly  he  (lrop[)ed  the 
tly  here  and  there  upon  the  surtaci;  of  the  pool  ;  it  was 
a  pk;asnr(!  to  see  the  performance,  excn  if  it  did  not  rise 
a  th.li.  At  length  tlu;  ll)-  ft;ll  u[)()n  the  identical  spot 
where    1    hooked    my    fish    a    halt     houi-    Ijelore.    when    like 


11 


ll'^ith     h'/y-Roii    and    Camera. 


321 


cast- 
line, 
'  toot 
1  the 
t  was 
it  rise 
spot 
1    like 


a  phantom   T   saw  a  -rayish   forni  arise  to  the  surface,  and 
In    an    instant    a    salmon    was    hooked. 

"I  thouo-ht  one  would  com-;  up  there."  said  Hiram. 
n-elin-  in  th(;  line  and  preparin-  for  the;  contest,  "it's  the 
spot    where    the\-    all    lie." 

The  fish  went  to  the  bottom  for  a  moment,  evidently 
not  feelinn-  any  inconvenience  or  pain  from  the  hook,  but 
th<;  instant  that  the  strain  of  the  rod  was  put  ui,on  the 
line,  th(;  reel  -ave  a  shriek  and  the  fish  dart<-d  down  the 
pool,  showinu-  itself  in  the  air  two  or  three  times  in  cjuick 
succession. 

"Here,  sir.  take;  the  rod."  exclaimed  th,-  nuide.  as  he 
ste|:)ped  to  my  side  and  offered  me  the  tackle,  '"tlK;  fish 
is    small,    but    \-ery    lively." 

"Keep  the  rod,  Hiram,"  I  said,  "and  I  will  watch 
you    kill    this    fish." 

I  confess  that  my  fin-ers  fairly  ached  to  take  the  rod 
from  the  ,L;uide  and  kill  the  salmon  myself,  but  I  con- 
quered the  desire,  although  I  am  free  to  sa>'  that  I  have 
not    alwa)-s    refused   such    an    unselfish    offer. 

The  salmon  was  a  short,  thick,  broad  fish,  and  from 
the  shape  evidently  a  female,  and  of  about  ten  pounds' 
wei.crht.  d^u-ninu-  back  into  tlu;  dcn-p  wat<"r,  after  takino- 
out  fifty  or  sixty  )-ards  of  line  she  settled  to  the  bottom, 
and  ben-an    ii--erin,o-  ri-ht  earnestly  to   release  herself  from 


322 


With    I'lx-Rod    am/    Camera. 


the    barhecl    st(;cl.        Iliram    at    once    [)Ut    a    strain    on    ni) 
s|)]it-l)aml)(){)    that    1    did    not    fancy. 

"  RcnienilxT,  iliram,"  I  cxclainictl,  "my  rod  isn't  one 
of    those;    ]i(;a\\'    ^rccnhcarts    that    \()ii    arc    used    to." 

"  Xo  troulile,"  he  ;ins\ver(;d,  still  lifting'  st;\"erely,  "tlie 
sahnon's  jii^'^erin^-  and  l)orinn',  and  1  want  to  ^et  lier  lic;ad 
out    o'    tliat ;     til'-    rod's    good    for    lier    any    da)." 

Tlu;  tisli  soon  )ieided  to  tlie  strain,  and,  comiuL,''  to 
the    surface.    Ix'^an    to    circle    about    in    a    confused    way. 

"She's    most    elone,    already,"    1    t;.\claimed. 

"Yes,"  replietl  the  guide,  "the  females,  as  a  gineral 
thing,  ha\en't  got  the  tight  in  them  that  the  males  have; 
they    gi\'e    up    ([uicker." 

.\nother  tierce  rush  down  the  pool,  followcnl  \)y  two 
or  three  leaps,  licnvexcr,  showed  that  she  was  still  dis- 
posed to  continue  the  contest,  hut  her  strength  was  not 
sufficient  to  cope  with  the  lift  of  the  pliant  l)ut  persist- 
ent rod.  Shorter  grew  her  struggles,  nearer  and  nearer 
she  drew  as  the  reed  wound  in  the  line,  and  soon  she 
la\  upon  her  side  in  mute  defeat.  Hantling  me  the  rod 
Hiram  took  the;  galT,  and  as  I  ste[)ped  ui)on  tlu;  heach, 
drawing  the  salmon  after  mc;,  with  a  (juick  dart  the  gaff 
lifted    her    from    tlu;    river,    and    slu;    was    concjuered. 

"'Tis  a  purly  fish,  and  a  fresh  run,"  said  Hiram, 
liftiu''-    the    silvery    beautv    from    the    b(;ach. 


I  rail     I'ly-Kod    and    Cuiiicra.  323 


"\'('s,"    1    replied,     '.incl   she  was   huulctl   in   i^^ood   style, 


to 


two 

dis- 

iiot 

rsist- 

tariT 

shc 

rod 


nun, 


too. 


"Mitldlin',  sir,  niiddlin',"  he  answered,  huiiiL;'  tin;  iish 
upon  some  brakes  and  leax'es,  "and  now  what  shall  wc; 
do?" 

"\\\''ll  rest  the  pool  for  a  few  minutes,"  1  replietl, 
"and    then     I'll    try    for    a    few   sea    trout." 

Aft(;r  a  few  minutes'  ])aus(;  1  chaUL^ccl  m\'  ily  for  a 
lar^e  ;L;Ta)'  hackle,  and  then  takin;^'  my  stand  on  tlu;  heach 
began  castini;-.  Across  tlu;  pool,  hov(;rin!4'  over  a  patch 
of  sandy  bottoiri,  was  a  bunch  of  sea  trout,  and  drop[)inL;' 
my  Ily  abox'e  them,  I  was  soon  fast  to  a  hantlsomc;  fish 
of  oood  two  pounds'  weight.  After  a  short  l>lay  it  was 
landed,  and  in  a  few  moments  another  and  another  of 
equal    size    were    brought    to    the    landiuL;-    net. 

"That's  a  prett\'  trio,  Iliram,"  I  said,  as  he  killed  the 
last    of    the    three;    and    laid    them    side;    by    side. 

"Yes,  sir,"  add(;d  the  euide,  "many's  the  man  would 
QfO    far    to    taki;    them    in    a    whole    daw" 

"You're  riL^ht,"  1  replied,  removiuL;-  my  hackU;  and  af- 
fixinc^  to  my  line  a  siKci'  doctor,  "and  now  for  a  salmon!" 

As  I  spoke  I  made  a  careless  throw  into  the  old  spot, 
without  the  c:.\pectation  of  ^'ettin^'  a  rise  after  all  th(;  dis- 
turbance that  had  been  made;  in  the;  pool;  but  who  can 
say   what  th(;  caprice  of  tin;  scab'  beauties  will   be;    hardly 


324 


llltli     I'lv-Rod    (iiiif    Cdiiicni. 


liail     iiu     ll>-    tourhcil     the    walcr    when     il    was    seized    and 
IxiriK;    lo    tlie    l)()tt()ni. 

"Ah,    ha,"   (■xclainied    the    ^iiitle.    "llial's    ([uiek    work." 

Iveehni;-  in,  and  seciirinL;'  a  *uil  hne,  1  lilled  on  Uu; 
rod.  I'or  a  secoml  or  two  the  fish  seenu'il  untlecideil, 
l)ui  il  w.is  onl\-  for  tlial  leni^lh  of  time,  for  ,ui\'ini;'  u  half 
do/en  jumps  in  as  many  directions,  it  started  up  the  jxx)! 
with    a    rush. 

"It's  nothing-  hut  a  grilse,"  I  cxclaimtHl,  t;i\in.u  it  the: 
hull;    "we'll    not    waste    an\-    time    unneeessaril\-    on    him." 

The  L;'rilse  is  a  li\'el\-  fellow,  hut  easiK"  con(|Uered. 
When  lirst  hooked  lie  is  apparently  all  o\er  the  jjooI  at 
once,  darting;-  ami  l(;apin,L;'  in  all  directions,  hut,  il  the  \\\\v. 
tloes  not  foul,  and  the  fish  is  watched  and  not  handled 
too  roughly  for  its  mouth  is  \ei-y  tender  antl  the  hook 
often  tears  out  he  is  soon  confjuered  on  a  salmon  rod. 
I  ha\('  often  thou^'ht  it  would  he  i^reat  s|M)ri  playing-  one 
on    a    lii^'ht    rod,    hut    have    never    had    the    op[)ortunit\-    ol 

trj'ine'    il. 

In  a  few  minutes  m_\-  i;rilse  was  in  the  landini^-  net. 
and  soon  it  was  laid  hy  the  side  ot  the  rest  of  our  lish. 
At  that  moment  the  canoe  appeared  in  sii^hl,  ascending- 
the  (juick  \vater  at  the  foot  of  the  pool;  and  as  he  passed 
lh(;  crown  of  ih"  rapids,  William  held  up  a  single  linn-cr 
as   a    si"nal    that    one   salmon    had    been    taken. 


.11(1 


th 


en, 
Kllf 

lOol 

the 

reel. 

at 

inc 

led 

ook 

rod. 

oiu: 

ol 

net. 
"ish. 
iiii^' 
ist'd 
iL!'("r 


/ 


Y. 


^26  With     riv-Roii    ami    Canicra. 


"Us  ;i  nice  lish,  1'i\:ih',"  I  s.iid,  .is  llic  c.inor  loiu'licd 
the    Ix'acli  ;     "wlial's    ihc    \vciL;ht?" 

'  rhirtt'rn    pouiuls,"    he    replied.      "W'liat    lliriv    lia\e    you 

luui:-" 

1  poinied  1(1  \\\v  _L;liilei-iii;_;  [)n/('s  on  liie  hraki's  and 
terns. 

"(iood,  L^oodl"  exclainieci  in\'  TiMeiid,  \\\\\\  the  U'r\()i' 
of  tile  ti'iu'  sporlsinaii.  "  I  :iin  ^!ad  \-ou  had  such  hue 
'>l)ort." 

"Thanks,"  I  rephedi,  "liui  1  do  iioL  i:huin  all;  llirani 
killed    ihe    salmon." 

"ll's  a  i)reti\'  calch,  an\\va\-,"  said  William,  "Inil  we 
liad    heller    he    LifUin.L;"    !■•>    camp,    il's   .i^oin^-    lo    jtour." 

llurrNint;  inlo  the  canoe;  wc  S))(jtl  lo  llu;  u|)per  pool, 
and  harely  reached  ihu  shelter  of  tlu-  caiuas,  ere  the 
downpour  ht'i^an.  I  tlo  not  rememher  ol  e\t:r  seeiti^  a 
hea\ier  slorm  ;  it  was  simpK"  lerritic.  W'hik:  the-  tempest 
was  ra^in.i;"  wc;  kept  siiul;1\'  enscoiucd  in  ihe  lenl.  hrere 
occupied  ihc;  lime  in  t\inL;-  Ihes,  while  I  with  a  cii^ar  ami  a 
no\t'l  hiid  no  dilticulU'  in  t'nlertainin;,;-  myselk  The  guides 
seated  lU'ar  l-'rere  watched  with  keen  interest  his  manipu- 
lations of  the  lloss  and  h:alhers  and  tinsel  which  he  used 
in    the    manufacture   of   his   winged    lures. 

"Thal'll  he  a  neat  ll)  in  the  water,  cUul  a  killm^- 
one,    too,'    said   William,   as   he   took   a    ll)    that    V wxv.   had 


lyitii    I^ly-Roii   and    Caiiicm. 


327 


\()ii 


ram 


had 


linishcd,  and  cxainincd  it.  ••  I  .lon'i.  know  why,  huL  aii)- 
lly  that  lias  in  it  jun-lc  cock  an<l  -olden  pheasant  feath- 
ers   is    sun^    to    take." 

"Ncs."  replied  I'rere.  "tlui-i:  s(,-enis  t(.  l,e  sornelhin-' 
peculiarly  attractive  in  the  jun-le  cock  hackle;  and  almost 
any  comhination  of  it  with  the-  feath(;rs  of  ilu;  ruff  and 
crest    of    the    plu'asant    is    succt:ssful." 

"Always  rememherin-.  howe\cr,"  1  exclaimed,  ••that 
;i  -ood  deal  depends  on  the  man  who  offers  it  to  tin: 
lish." 

"Of  course,"  he  replied,  "the  best  lly,  if  cast  hy  a 
novice,    is    ^cMierall)     no    hetter    than    the    poorest." 

"It's  not  th(;  nice:  Hies,  only,  that  kill,  though."  said 
Ilu-ani,  "I've  seen  man\-  a  salmon  taken  with  a  few  feath- 
ers pickt'd  up  in  a  harnyard  antl  tied  to  a  hook  in  a  loose 
way." 

"\es,"  adtled  William  "and  with  onl\-  a  hush  p()K;.='= 
too,    he\-,    Hi  ram?" 

"Ifow  was  that.^"  I  asked,  "j  don't  see  how  the  lish 
could    he    ])la)cd    on    such    a    rod." 

"Oh,  the  country-  hoy  does  not  pla\  his  salmon."  said 
Frere;  "as  soon  as  the  lish  is  hooked  tlie  hoy  throws 
his  pole   into^  the  water,   and   lets  the   Jish  do   its  own   play- 


AllLT. 


■■■•■  Sapiino-    i-()u. 


328  l^l/'itk    I'ly-Rod    and    Caincni. 


V 


"Oh,  I  s(jc,"  1  unswci'rd,  "ami  ihc  pole  .il\va\'s  hangs 
to    him." 

"  \'fs,"  sail!  Ilirain,  "and  il's  surprising  how  soon  tlu: 
salmon  is  done;  for;  it  keeps  liim  nio\ing,  hut  acts  like 
a  clog  to  a  I)ear  trap;  it  hokls  the  lish  just  enougli  to 
hother    it    mill    wear    it    out." 

"And  il's  not  otten  the  sahnon  gets  awa\-,  eitlier," 
adtk.'d    William. 

"With  sucli  ;i  sure  method  ol  taking  a  hsh,"  I  said, 
"\<)ur  countr)'  peoiije  ought  to  he  satished ;  it's  a  fair 
kind  ol  I'lshing,  hut  using  tlu:  s[)ear  and  net  is  murder- 
ous." 

"That's  so,"  exclaimed  Iliram,  ".md  no  one  would 
begrudge  them  a  few  lish  taken  this  wa)',  either.  I've 
caught    them    so    m)sell." 

"Speaking  ol  rough  llies  heing  successlul,"  1  said, 
after  a  short  pause,  "  I  shall  ne\'er  forget  how  we  took 
the    sea    trout    two    \e;n's   ago,    Iliram." 

"Mow    was    that?"     in(|uired     k'rere. 

"With  a  piece  of  s(|uirrel  skin  tietl  on  a  halt  hook," 
I  answered.  "We  were  up  to  Kettle  Mole  Pool  on  the 
Jaccpiet,  and  fount]  it  packi-d  full  of  sea  trout;  but  the)' 
paid  no  more  attention  to  my  llies  antl  I  offeretl  them 
some  nice  ones,  too  than  the\  ^\•ould  to  so  man)'  sticks; 
we   tried   ever\thinLJ,    but   tlu:\'   would   not  stu".       At   length 


y. 


y. 


330 


II' i til    Fly- Rod    (U/i/    ('(J num. 


Ilirain  took  out  of  his  pocket  the  skin  of  a  ll\'ii\L,^  scjuir- 
rcl.  and  cuttiniL;'  olf  a  pine  coxcrcd  with  ,^i*a)'  and  while 
hair,  he  fastened  it  to  ni\'  hook.  It  was  my  In'st  e.\- 
perienct;  with  siuli  a  bait,  hut  I  cast,  and  on  the  instant 
hooked  a  hi:^"  t'ish.  We  had  a  1i\cl\'  time  ol  it  lor  an 
hour  or  tw'o,  in  fact  Iliram  had  all  the  weii^ht  of  fish 
Ik;  wanted  to  carr\-  out,  oxer  the  h\c  miles  of  rouL;h 
road  throuL;h  the  woods,  u[)  hill  and  dcnvn,  that  \\r.  had 
to    tra\el." 

"\'es,"  said  Iliram,  "'twas  a  ^ood  c.itih.  and  I  was 
■jjad  to  \ivX  it,  for  it's  (hscoin'a^in''-  to  take  such  a  Ion'-- 
tramp    lor    nothing." 

"  The  jaccpiet  is  a  fme  trout  ri\er,"  said  William, 
after    a    sliort    pause-. 

"  N'es,  and  for  salmon,  too,"  I  r.dded,  "lhe\-  are  not 
as  l)iL;'  as  the  Resti'^ouche  or  Cascapcxlia  salmon,  hut  the)' 
arc   nice    fish,    and    it's   a   beautiful   stream." 

" 'I'ell  me  ahout  it,"  said  I'rere,  "I  ha\H:  often  tic- 
sired  to  fish  it,  Init  was  not  ac(|uainted  with  either  of 
the    lessees." 

"  I  wish  I  had  known  it,"  1  replied,  "  I  had  an  in- 
terest in  it  for  h\e  years,  hut  it  is  now  owneil  1)\'  a 
jjarty  who  is  ver)'  close  of  it.  I'Ortunatel)'  there  arc  a 
few    [\-vx\    pools    on    it    still." 

"Yes,"    1    continued,    lightinL;-    a    fresh    cigar,     'I    have 


(IC- 


ol 


ii 

^ 

y. 


2 


332 


//'////     //v-Zkoi/    (111 J    ('(Hiicni. 


li.iil    111. Ill)'   .111    ciiit))  .ilili'    oiitiiii^'    on    the   Ja((|ii(i.      ( )n   ar- 

i'i\  111:4  ''^  ^'^'"  ^'•i'"'^  '  ,^'*  •''•  t'lit^^'  I"  l>arcla)'s  1  lold,  ami 
make  tli.il  house  my  Iica(l(|iiartcfs.  It  is  near  ihc  sta- 
tion, ami  on!)  alxxit  h.ilt  a  mile  trom  the  mouth  of  the 
ri\er.  It  is  a  snll^•,  co/)'  httic  house-,  ami  its  location 
on  the  soulhcrn  shore  ol  tlu;  hcautilul  li.iic;  dcs  Chalctirs 
is  (lcliu;htlul.  M.in\,  m.iii)  lia|)|)\'  d.iss  h.i\c  I  s|»(nt  ho- 
ncath  its  lioNpitalih'  I'ool,  lis  |iro|)ri(toi'  knows  how  to 
entertain  tin:  tifeil  and  huiii^ry,  lor  he  j)ro\ides  as  yood 
a  lahlc  as  one  can  \\ish  to  see,  and  the  serxice  is  tirst- 
class  in  e\'ei'\'  waw  At  Barclays  the  sea  h.'ithing  is  un- 
surpassed, the  house  standiiiL;'  hut  a  lew  rods  from  the 
shore.  The  heach  extends  for  miles,  and  alon^"  it  are 
to  l)e  found  scenic  heauties  that  would  deliL^lu  the  e)'(^ 
of    the    .artist. 

"The  hesL  WAX  to  L^ct  to  the  ri\ci-  is  to  dri\-e  from 
Barclax's  to  the  farms  ol  the  Milk-rs  at  Sumnsiile.  I  hex- 
are  splendid  guides  and  canoemen,  and  know  e\('i')'  inch 
of  the;  ri\-er.  The)-  are  emploxcd  hy  the  k'ssee  of  the 
ri\"er  as  ''uardians,  and  t!ierc;f<;re  know  which  i)ools  are 
free  and  which  are  co\eri'tl  hy  lease;.  En^a^e  the  Millers 
to  carr\'  \()U  in  their  canoe  down  the  tweKc  or  thirteen 
miles  of  th<;  ri\-er  from  their  farms  to  the  mouth,  and 
let  )'ou  fish  such  pools  as  )()u  can  without  inlriny;ing"  on 
tlie    ri-'hts    of    the    lessee. 


li  1 1'    SB 


oni 

lU'll 

Ihr 

arc 

llcrs 

tccn 

and 

on 


334  //'////    Fly-Roif    and    Camera. 


V    I 


■'Close  lo  ihcir  licnisc  is  ihc  iiii^  Mole  IW'ook  Pool, 
aiul  here  \()ii  will  i;ikc  ihc  canoe  on  Nonr  Irip  down  the 
river.  It  is  a  lar^e  basin,  ai^  1  thei-e  is  almosi,  al\\a\s  a 
salmon  or  two  I\iii^  in  ii.  jnsi  lielow  that  pool  is  the 
l.onL;'  Pool,  and  you  slide  down  lo  it  (hi'oii^h  the  rapids 
in  a  lew  seconds.  !  hi-,  is  a  iM.i'^nilicent  pool,  one  of 
the  best  on  tile  ri\'er.  1  counied  o\cr  toriN  salmon  in 
it  on  oik;  ot-casion,  and  ha\'  killed  a  t^ood  man\'  tish  in 
it  tlrst  antl  last.  It  is  on.  of  the  easiest  lished  pools 
on  tht;  i'i\t'r,  a  heai-h  on  one  shore  L;"i\in^'  the  angler 
tme  castinL;'  stands,  Irom  which  he  ma)  cov'er  the  entin; 
basin. 

'  ilelow  this  are  a  mnnbei'  of  beautiful  pools,  the  best 
ol  whic-h  are  the  I'pper  and  Lower  Morse  .Shoe;  pools, 
the  Jar\is  Pool,  W'nrd's  Pool,  Rock  Pool,  b'ranker's  (or 
P'rancois)  Pool,  the  Wdiite  l\apids,  jlell  ('.ate.  Red  Cliff 
and  Windmill  Rock  |)ools,  and  Idat  Rock  Pool.  .Some 
ol  these  ai'e  Iree,  ai^l  you  will  hnd  the  run  down  the 
ri\-er  deli^htlul  e\-en  il  you  d(.  not  lish.  foi-  the  sccner\ 
the    whole    length    is    picturesi|ue    and    beautiful. 

"J;u'\is  Pool  is  one  ol  the  linest  on  the  ri\'(;r.  I  do 
not  remember  the  lime  1  ha\e  cast  in  it  when  I  did  not 
L;'et  fast  to  a  salmon.  It  seems  a  la\oi-ite  also  with  lari^'c 
sea  ti-oul,  and  many  is  the  time  my  tent  has  been  pitched 
on    its   shores.       it    is    pictures([ue    in    its   surrtnindiiit^s,    and 


M 


ll^ith    Fly-Roii    cmd    Cauiem.  335 


l)cst 


do 
not 

tchcd 
and 


is    a    (Icli^lutul    s|)oL    lor    ciLlu-r    an    artisi    or    lislicrnian    Lo 
visit. 

"lUil,  Ilirain,"  I  cxclaiincd,  "ilic  storm  Is  ^onc  1)\-, 
and  the  sky  is  hrii^litcnin^' I  Come,  it's  past  one  o'clock, 
and    I'm    famished;     let's    liave    dinner." 

It  tUd  not  take  the  (;.\i)(,'ricnced  _L;uides  Ioiil;'  to  start 
a  rousing"  lire,  and  in  a  xcry  few  minntes  tlie  prepara- 
tions   for    dinner    were    in    Inll    operation. 

'riu;  clonds  were  opening"  ;ind  ch-iltiiiL;'  awa\  toward 
the  e;ist,  and  the  rays  ol  the  snn  e\'er  and  anon  poured 
down  upon  us.  The  prospect  was  Li'ood  for  lair  weather, 
and  as  tlie  rain  had  \<'r\"  perceptil)l\'  raisecl  and  (Lirkenetl 
the     ri\'er,     we     felt     sui'e     ol     !_;()od     sport. 

With  moi-e  than  sijortsmen's  appetites  we  attacked  the 
dinner  that  the  L^uides  ser\-ed  for  us.  It  was  ahuntlant 
in    \ariety    and    (piantit),   and    we,   did    lull    justice    to    it. 

After  dinner  hail  been  disposed  of,  krere  and  W  il- 
liani  started  for  some  ol  th.e  ])ools  al)o\c  our  camp,  while 
Hiram  and  I  husied  ourseKcs  in  drNiuL^-  our  wet  clothes, 
airing"  the  blankets  b\  spreadiiiL;'  them  on  low  buslu^s,  ami 
in    tid\inL;'    the    camp    Li'enm'ally. 

After  this  was  done,  I  took  a  stroll  into  the  woods 
a  short  distance,  where,  lindin^-  a  lemptinn'  nook,  I  s|)read 
m\  laibber  blanket  on  the  ground,  and,  l\in,L;  upon  it,  in- 
iluh,;('d    in    a    delightful    rest. 


3?/^  //'////     lly-Rihf    ami    ( 


(inii'ni . 


Il  was  a  hcaiititui  atlcniooii,  a  r.;)il,  (Uiu-.niis  hrcc/c 
was  hlowiiiL^-  Iroiii  tlic  sdiiihw csi.  !)i-iii:_;in^'  \\\\\\\  ilic  lor- 
csls  ilic  (Iclicalc  odo!"  whicli  a'v\a\s  tollows  a  rain  in  the 
woods.  I  he  tloiiils.  wliicli  h;u!  ln'okcn  inln  small  |)alchfs 
(il  ^ra\'  and  ;;<ild  and  ci'iinson,  lloalcd  la/il\  aci'oss  ilic 
\allc\.  Ni)  sonnd  was  heard  sa\c  the  laisilini,;'  ol  ihc  toli- 
a^c,  the  L^ur^lc  and  I'altlc  ol  llu-  wa.lcr  in  the  r;i|iids,  and 
the  occasional  soii!^-  ol  sonic  Icathci'cd  denizen  ol  the  lor- 
esi,  or  ihe  (|nernloiis  chatter  ol  the  s(|niri'e!.  I  lo\-e  snch 
sni'ronndiiiLis  1  ailoi'e  tile  woods  and  the  L^i'and  old  hills. 
I  liad  passed  an  hour  or  more  m  the  seclusion  ot  mv 
(|uiei  nook,  when  1  was  startled  |i\-  a  shout  Irom  Ilii'am, 
whom  I  had  leti  at  camp.  llurrxni^  <>ul  ol  ilu'  woods, 
1     lound    him    standin-j'    <mi    the    heach    neai'   the    head    ol    the 


"Come  here,  sir,"  \\v  said,  "and  I  will  show  \ou  a 
pretl\-    si^iu." 

"What     is    il?"    I     askeil,    as     I     aj>j)i"()ached     him. 

"C  Onie    eas\ ,  '    he    said,     "and    look." 

r.mtiously  di'awiuL;'  near,  and  examining;  the  waler 
carelullw  I  desci'ied  the  objects  that  had  attracted  his  at- 
tention,        I  lu'ee     salmon     wci'e     Kin.L;     in     the    ed^c    ol     the 

r(\(\\     lielow      the     IMpids,     tWo     o!      lllem     small     llsll,     each,     ])er- 

haps,    ol     ahout    ei'j,hl     )iounds'    wciidit.         Ihe    others    were 
consideraliK     l.ir''er,       .Sitle    l)\    side    the\    ki\,    and,    sasc    an 


■/(• 


lor- 


ihc 


lies 


Ihc 


Idll- 


;in(i 


lor 


,iich 


nils. 


nu' 


am, 


he 


>ui    a 


alcr 


il- 


ihc 


i)cr 


were 


an 


33S 


Ji'ltli     I'ly-Roc/    (iiiii    Camcm, 


occasional    lliri    ol    ihc    lail,    and   the   regular    motion    of  llu; 
L'ills,    th('\-    were    almost    motionless. 

■■  I  think  we'll  ^ct  one  of  those  chaps  soon,"  said 
lliram,    as    lu;    I'etreated    from    the    pool. 

"We'll   wait  a  while,    for  the)'\c;  seen   ns  ;   hut   1)\-  wad 
'\w^    into    the    rapids   ahox'e,    and    making'   a    lon^'  cast    down 
o\-er    them,    we'll    lift    one,    sure." 

"They  must  \\\\\v.  run  in  sinc<'  mornin_L;-,"  I  repli(;d, 
takiui^-  m)-  I'od  Irom  its  supports,  and  examiniiiL;-  my  cast- 
iuL;"  line  ami  \\\\  "  I  cast  all  o\cr  the  pool  hefore  din- 
ner   and    saw    noihin^." 

"  \'es,  the}'  may  haxc  comi;  up  from  the  pool  Ixdow 
us,"  saiil  lliram.  "'Tis  but  a  few  rods,  and  the)-  may 
ha\e  run  up  when  we  went  oxci-  the  |)ool  with  tlu!  canoe, 
after    killiiiL;'    thi'    other    llsh," 

Alter  m\-  castim^-  line  had  had  a  few  minutes'  soak- 
in!4',  1  n.Miio^-ed  \\\\  old  lly,  and  put  on  a  i^ood-si/ed  I)ur- 
ham  rammer  th.at  had  ne\ci*  been  wet.  W'adinL;-  into  the 
ri\('r  al)o\('  the  rapids,  and  keeping-  out  of  sii^ht  of  the 
fish,  I  l)eL;'an  casting-  across  thi.-  i-i\-er,  lengthening'  m)'  line 
at  e\cry  cast,  until  1  had  enough  out  to  enable  me  to 
reach  the  spot  where  the  salmon  were  KiuL;'.  Then,  with 
a  loni;'  reach,  I  softly  put  my  ll\-,  as  neai-l\-  as  I  could 
judi^c,  ujion  the  ri^ht  spot;  and  that  1  had  c;ilculated  cor- 
rectU'   was  shown   b\'  an    exclamation   from    lliram,   and  the. 


H'itli     /■7y-/\()(i/    auii    Caiiicm. 


()(.: 


Hir- 


lu- 


mc 


to 
ith 


|)UU1 


•or 


lh( 


swirl  of  one  of  ihc  lish  thai  I'osc  and  jiisi  missed  \\\v  lure. 
1  drew  in  ni_\-  line  for  a  niinulc  or  Iwo,  lor  a  salmon 
\\\\\  not  ollcn  rise  immcdiatd)'  a  second  time,  althouL;h 
it    sometimes    does. 

1  ha\c  time  and  a^ain  watched  them  when  rising"  to 
another's  ll)-,  and  if  the\-  miss  the\-  settle  hack  irito  their 
resting'  place,  and  il  the  lly  then  immediately  passed  oxer 
them,    th.         uaitl    no    attention     to    it. 

Of  course,  there  are  eXi-eplions  to  e\-ei-\-  rule,  hut  1 
am  s])eakin,L;'  of  the  t^cneral  li;il)it  of  the  fish.  It  is,  there- 
fore, well  to  wail  a  short  tinae  alter  a  salmon  h;',s  heen 
liftetl  before  castiii^;'  for  it  ai^ain,  althoiiL;!i  the  loni;'  rest 
that    some    wriiei's    advocate    is    LjcneralK     i:iinei-essar\-. 


()f    course,    a    ''reat    deal    depends    on     the    depth    and 


f^ 


orce    ol    the    water 


a    salmon     nsin; 


fr 


om     a     ileep     pool 


m    a    strong"    n\'er,    refjun'm^'    more    ol    a    rest    than    one    n 


shoaler   wate 


he   xaLjanes   and   cai)i'K-es   o 


f   th,e    hsh 


are 


such  tliat  the  angler  lias  to  use  his  own   lud^ment   m  e\cr\- 


mstance 


a\'e    m\    lish    li\c    minutes    rest,    and    then    runnm; 


o 


Ut    the    li 


ne 


n    the   air    until    the    ri'jht    leivjth    was   out,    1 


droppetl  the  tl\'  in  th(;  edd)"  where  the  lish  rose,  and,  al- 
lowing' it  to  sink  two  or  three  inches,  Lia\e  it  a  drat;'  in 
short  jerks  across  the  current.  In  an  instant  1  saw  a 
•^'ravish    form    arise    from    the    de[)ths,    and    simultaneousl)- 


340 


ll'itli     I'lv-Rod    (Hh/    i'oiiici'a. 


with  its  seizing-  the  ll)-  I  struck.  "  Whir-r-r "  went  tlu; 
reel,  as  tlu;  salmon  settled  in  tlu-  niicKlle  ol  the  pool,  and 
I  (juickl)-  left  ni)'  position  in  the  rushing'  waters  al)o\-e 
the    rajjitls    for    a    more    secure    footing-    on    the    beach. 

Tlu,'  pool  was  a  glorious  one  in  which  to  tiL;ht  a  sal- 
nuin.  It  was  hroatl  aiul  deep,  ami  frei;  from  driltwootl 
and  those  other  obstructions  which  the  angler  dreads.  It 
was  a  pool  that  n'a\('  "a  fair  field  aiul  no  favor,"  and 
the  sahnon  that  could  effect  h.is  escape  in  it  deserx'ed  his 
freedom.  My  tish  for  a  few  secoiuls  remained  nu)tionless 
at  tlu;  bottom  of  the  pool  ;  but  when  the  tension  of  the 
liiu'  was  put  upon  it.  it  L;ave  three  or  four  ;in^r\-  shakes 
of  the  head,  and  a  short  run,  aiul  then,  instead  of  dart- 
ini;'  about  and  leapini;",  after  tlu;  usual  mamu'r  of  its  kind, 
it  Ix'ijar  to  root  and  thrust  its  nose  anu>n!_;-  tlu;  rocks  in 
the    nu)st    pii^dik(;    manner. 

"Ah,  ha  I"  exclainu'd  [liram,  "that  cha[)  has  Ijeen 
hooked  before  this  )-ear ;  he's  up  to  a  dodij^e  (!r  two!" 
1  was  tletermined  that  the  sahnon  should  not  carry 
on  this  system  of  tactics  il  I  coukl  pre\-ent  it,  aiul,  thert;- 
fore,  reeliiu''  in  tlu;  liiu;  all  1  could,  1  beean  to  atbance 
the;  butt  of  tlu;  rod,  liftiiiL;"  all  that  tlu;  casting'  line  wouUl 
bear.  Tlu;  lish,  fc;elin<4'  the  increased  strain,  bore  down 
heaxier  and  heavier,  until  it  seeiued  to  be  actually  stand- 
ing-   on    its    lu;a(.l    on    tlu;    bottom    of    tlu;    ri\-er.       M)'    rod, 


If  I 


the: 
;uh1 
ovc 

sal- 

OOll 

It 

his 
ilcss 

the 
akc'S 
dart- 

iiul, 
s    in 

)(jc:n 
ivo!" 
an"\' 


(■  ref- 
ill cc 
ouKl 
own 
and- 
rod, 


->  1  '■> 


/l^////    /7v-/k()(/    (!//(/    Caiucni. 


slroiiL;'  as  it  was,  'ould  not  owrcoiiic  the  I'csistancc,  ami 
lor  at  least  \\\v.  niinulcs  we  remained  in  that  posilioii,  the 
salmon  jiy.U't:rinL;-  Lo  ils  heart's  deli^lu,  and  1  tryini;-  to 
brin-;'  it  to  the  surface.  At  lenL;th,  with  a  niii^iit)-  rush, 
the  lish  chanu;c'd  its  j)lan  of  action,  and  he^an  a  series 
of  runs  and  leaps  that  caused  m\-  heart  to  throb  and  my 
iierxcs  to  tingle.  The  salmon  seeuK'd  to  be  all  o\(.m-  the 
pool  at  once,  and  mo\  in^'  with  the  speed  of  electricil\-. 
Leaping;'  into  the  air  within  ten  \artls  of  m\'  standinL;' 
place,  it  seemed  hardly  to  ha\{'  struck  the  water  before 
it  was  aL;'ain  in  the  air  awa\'  down  the  pool  one  hundred 
\"ards  distant.  ilien,  bc'fore  I  could  recover  half  of  my 
line,  \\t)rkin_L;"  as  rapidly  as  possible,  tlu:  hsh  was  "jum[)- 
in:_;"  three  wa)s  at  once,"  as  Iliram  alterward  saitl  in  ile- 
scribin^;'  ii,  at  the  head  of  the  pool  just  below  the  falls, 
llardl)"  could  I  [)ack  upon  the  reel  twent\'  \ards  of  line, 
before  "whi-z-/-/I"  out  went  ihirt)'  more,  and  I  l)eL;'an  to 
watch  with  apprehension  the  scant  supply  lelt  upon  the 
barrel    of    the    reel. 

"It's  a  Ii\el\'  lish,  altoi^ether."  exclaimed  the  L;uide ; 
"it  jumps  like  a  grilse.  I  think  it  must  be  hooked  foul 
to    show   such    endurance." 

"Xo,  it's  hooked  all  ri^ht,"  1  replied,  _!^^ettin<^-  in  a 
word  here  ami  there,  as  I  worked  with  all  possible  s[)eetl 
at   the   reel,    "but   it's  one  of  the   pluckiest   lighters    I    ever 


Ill  til    Fix- Rod   and    ( 'anicni. 


O     I     -I 


to 


Struck.  ("icl  the  canoe  ri'iul),"  I  cxciainicd  a  niomcnt 
later,  "if  the  lish  ,l;'o('s  tlown  the  rapids  wc  must  follow 
it    iustantl)'." 

Hiram  soon  h.ul  the  hirch  1)\-  m\-  side  and  held  it 
ready  for  me  to  st(,'i)  into,  if  necessarx'.  Dut  now  tlu; 
salmon  ([uieted  down  and  scuttled  into  tlu;  pool  aw;iy  o\'er 
on  th(;  other  side.  I  lost  no  time;  in  packing-  the  line 
ai^ain  on  the  reel  as  e\'enly  and  solidl\'  as  possible.  It 
was  now  apparent  that  the  hsh  was  tired  and  was  will- 
ini;'  to  lake  a  rc;st ;  but  that  was  something"  I  did  wot 
propose  to  L;i\e  it,  and  as  soon  as  possibh;  1  L;aN'('  it  the 
full  strain  of  the  rod.  "W'hir-r"  went  th(;  reel  a'^ain  in 
a  wiKl  scream,  as  the  salmon  started  down  the  [)ool  full 
speed    foi'    the    rapids. 

"|um|)  into  the  canoe,  ([uickl"  shouted  Iliram;  "the 
salmon    will    take;    dowii    the    rapids  I" 

Into  the  canoe  I  scrambled  as  <|uickly  as  I  could, 
antl  harclK'  was  I  in  before  tlu;  ^uide,  with  .i  mighty 
[)ush,  sent  the  birch  spinniuL;'  down  the  pool  toward  the 
cjuick  water  below.  The  salmon  had  taken  out  all  of 
scventy-fixc;  \ards  of  line  before  we  started,  and  was  l;o- 
im^"  at  a  fearlul  s|)eed  down  to  the  lower  pool,  and  it 
was  onl\-  by  the  most  hercuk;an  effort  that  Hiriun  could 
speetl  the  canoe  through  the  rom^h  water  fast  enough  to 
reach    the   pool,   to  which   wt:   were   rushiuL;,   before  th(;  line 


344 


//'////    /'7v-/\(n/    ami    Catncra. 


V  I' 


was  c'xhauslcd.  In  tact,  wlicn  wt;  reached  llu;  sliil  water 
where  the  sahiion  had  settleil.  tliere  were  hanll)-  a  ch)/en 
yards  K'fi  of  in\-  i^ood  one  liiimh-ed  and  lift)'  on  the  reel. 
JumpinL;'  out  of  the  canoe  as  soon  as  shi;  touched  thi; 
l)cach,  I  hei^an  takinu;'  ia  the  hue  as  last  as  I  couUl,  hut 
it  seemed  an  a_L;('  helore  I  had  it  aL^ain  on  the  spool, 
rile  nionunt  1  j^ot  \\\\  line  shortened  I  L;a\e  the  lish 
the  butt,  for  ni\'  hlood  was  up,  and  there  w;\s  to  be  no 
trillini^-.  ("iraciousi  how  the  fish  responded,  (lixinu;'  three 
leaps  inside  a  radius  ol  ten  yards,  it  seemed  as  fresh  as 
e\(.,'r. 

"I'pon  m_\  word,"  I  exclaimed,  ''it  is  cerlainl)'  a  hard 
nut." 

"Indeed  it  is,"  replied  llirani.  "It's  another  male 
lish,    and    a    dandy    to    h^hl." 

After  an  additional  lialf  do/en  leaps  and  rushes  the 
salmon  settled  down  into  the  pool  ai^ain,  and,  appareiuK", 
from  tlu;  \ibration  of  the  line,  adopted  its  original  tactics 
of  trxinn'  to  rub  out  the  hook,  althouL;h  we  could  not 
see  it  in  the  deep  water  where  it  was  now  hin.L;".  I 
beijan  to  be  ner\(>us.  The  hard  usa>'i'  m\'  tackle  had 
received  in  the  half  hour's  li^ht  must  have  weakened  it, 
and  1  now  be^an  to  fear  that  at  the  last  moment  the 
cast  would  part  or  something  else  ^ive  way  and  my  tish 
would    depart.       "do    out    with    the    canoe,    Hiram,"    I    e.x- 


IE     i 


//"////    l-ly-Rod    and    Camera. 


345 


llu' 

Illy, 

:tics 

not 

I 

had 

.    it. 

the 

fish 


chiiinctl,  "and  stir  him  u|>.  W'l'  imisi  k<'c|)  liim  nui\inLi' 
now    or    he    is    h)st," 

The  i^uidc  took  the  caiioc  out  o\  el"  t-lic  s.ihuoii,  and, 
thruslin;^  the  sctlinL;'  |)oh'  down  its  full  h'ni^th,  nio\cd  it 
about  so  as  to  startle  the  lish.  And  startle  it  he  did  most 
em|)haticall\' ;  for,  with  a  Irantic  rush,  it  darteil  up  ihc 
pool  and  into  the  rapids  al)o\c.  How  the  reel  screamed 
as  the  line;  ran  out!  I  started  up  the  heach  on  a  run, 
^ixini;'  the  lish  the  hutt,  ami  holding'  m\'  tlumih  on  the 
reel  all  1  dared,  hut  to  no  avail.  I  could  not  seem  to 
hold  or  check  the  speed  ot  the  salmon  at  iill,  and  I  was 
about  to  |L:;ive  up  in  despair,  when,  just  as  the  line  was 
nearh'  exhausted,  I  h-lt  a  cessation  ol  the  strain,  the  rod 
straightened   and    the;    line    fell    hack    with    a    loost:   sa^-. 

"He's  L;()ne,  lliram!"  I  e\t:laimed  in  dis^aist.  drop- 
pin^'    the    butt    of    t!ie    rod;    "he's    L;-ot    away!" 

"Reel  in,  (juickl"  shouted  the  ^uide.  e\t:itedly  ;  "he's 
still    on,    l)ut    played    out!       Reel    in    as    fast    as    you    can!" 

I  never  took  in  a  line  beh)re  as  rapidU'  as  I  did 
that  one.  .\t  the  same  time  I  bei^^an  retreatiiiL;'  down  the 
Ijcach  as  fast  as  I  could  moxc.  and  I  soon  found  that 
lliram  was  ri<;ht.  The  fish,  just  before  surmouiUinL;'  the 
crown  of  tlu'  rapids,  had  lound  the  current  and  the  strain 
of  m\'  rod  too  much  lo  o\t;rcome  at  that  late  period  of 
the   fiulu.       1    reeled   in   the  line  as  the  salmon   came    tlown 


34<')  lyith    I^ly-Roii    and    Caincni. 


llu:  sli'c.un,  .111(1  when  il  [lissccI  hiick  iiUo  the  pnol  il 
])liiiiil)'  showed  thill  the  li,L;Iu.  \v;is  ox'cr.  W  illi  ;i  stc.idy 
slrain  nn  \\v  rod  I  |)i'('\('iUcd  the  lish  Iroin  j^rliinj^-  its 
lie. id  down,  and  n  .i  \i'i")'  shofl  liiiu:  it  turned  on  its 
side  and  |)c|-initlcd  inc  to  ih'.iw  il  to  the  shore,  where 
ihe    -alt'    soon    j^a\i:    the    finish    to    the    strui^i^le. 

"  '  I'is  a  nice  lish,  alloi^clher,"  said  tlie  miith',  laving 
the  sahnoi.  upon  th<'  |)el)i)les;  "  iiol  so  \-er)  l.ir^c,  hul 
deep    and    strong;.  ' 

"  \'es,  he  was  slroni^  enou_L;h,  and  a  ^ood  lii^hler,"  \ 
re|)Ii(Hl,  as  I  wipi'd  the  perspiration  Iroin  ni\'  laee;  "I'm 
ahoiil    as    pla\cd    out    as    the    f'lsli    was." 

"'  lis  a  nice  h^ll,  altogether!'  repealed  lliram,  as  lie 
adjusted  the  scales  to  ascertain  the  \V(.'i<;hi  of  the  hsh.  "A 
little  ()\'er  hfleen  pounds,'  he  said  in  a  few  inoinents,  "It 
did  not  ^ive  up  nui  !i  loo  soon,  lor  see,  llu;  casliiiL;"  line 
hai'eh'    holds    toL^clherl" 

I  examined  llie  line,  and  found  that  the  salmon  had 
so  chafed  il  near  the  lly  aiL^.iiiisi  the  stones  in  the  rixcr. 
tluiL  il  had  almost  parted,  and  the  woiuler  was  il  held  as 
lon:^"    as    it    did. 

"lupiterl'  1  exclaiim'd,  "that  was  a  narrow  sha\c ; 
wt'll,  we'll  l;()  up  to  cann)  an<l  la_\'  oil,  \'\v  had  (.■n()u«;'h 
for    lo-da\'.  " 

lliram   put  the    lish    into    the   canoe,   and    poled    up   the 


IS  he 
"A 
••It 
liiu; 

luul 
ixcr, 
(1   as 


■x 


the 


L^- 


34B 


// Vy//    I'ly-Rod    'ind    Ca/ncm. 


rapids,    and    soon    we    \vt;rc    on    the    Ixiacli    in    IroiU    d     our 
tent. 

Tile  altcrnoon  was  now  drawini;'  to  a  close,  and  the 
_L;iiidc;  soon  hc^^an  to  l)us\  iiiinscil  in  ^ctlin'^  i"cady  a  pile 
of    lire    wood    lor    the    ni^s^ht,    and    in    jjrepariniL;'    suppc-r. 

llax'inL;"  notliiiii^  l)etter  to  ilo,  I  jjoled  the  canoe  across 
the  pool  and  ])icke(-l  raspberries,  whiK;  I  waited  for  I'rert; 
and  William,  whoni  I  e.\[)ected  would  soon  return,  and  I 
did  not  ]ia\"e  lons^r  to  wait,  for  their  forms  soon  appearetl 
tiiroujdi  the  hushes  and  trees  which  skirted  the  carr\-  road 
that  followed  the  1)anks  of  tin;  river  u[)  into  the  moun- 
tains   for    miles. 

"  .\  handsome  string'  of  sea  trout,"  I  exclaimed,  as 
William  tlepositt'd  his  load  in  the  canoe  with  a  sii^h  of 
relief. 

'1  hirt\-li\('  hi'auties  the)-  were,  all  hut  two  or  three 
of  them  as  siK'ery  white  as  il  they  had  just  run  in  from 
the    sea. 

"  \  (.;s,    they're    a    handsome    lot,"    replied     krere. 

"And  there  are  hundreds  as  ^^ood  lelt,"  added   William. 

"  \'es,  llu;  [)ools  art:  full,"  said  krere,  "and  the  rain 
has  stirred  them  up  so  that  the\'  will  rise  to  almost  an\'- 
thinj^'    that    olfers." 

"What  luck?"  intpiired  kliram,  as  the  canoe  touclu'd 
the    shore    iri    front    ol    the    camp,    and    we    ste()ped    out. 


IVifli    Fly- Rod   and    C<nncnj. 


349 


our 


"♦)h,  \.\\v\  i;()t  ;l  ht-aulifiil  striiiL;  of  sea  iroul,  1  t:.\- 
claimiHl,    l)iit    no    salmon." 

"  W'haL  ha\(;  you  done?"  asked  I'rcrc.  "I  ihoui^iu 
\'ou    intrinlcd    lo    la)'    off    ihis    aflcrnoon." 

"I  did,"  I  readied,  "hut  a  salmon  oul  in  tlu;  pool 
here  insistctl  that  I  should  take  him  in  out  of  tin:  wet, 
and    of   course    I    could    not    he    so    impolitt;    as    to    refuse." 

"Certain!)-  not,"  assentetl  I-'rere,  cordiallw  "and  ditl 
)'ou    take    him    in  '■'" 

"lie  did  so,"  exclaimed  Iliram,  "and  here's  the  fish," 
lifting;  the  salmon  as  lie  spoke  from  its  l)t:d  of  hrakcis  and 
leavers    n(,'ar    1))-. 

".V  nice  fish,"  said  l'"r(;re ;  "and  was  it  in  this  pool 
that    )()u    found    it?" 

"\'es,"  I  re[)lied,  "I  hooked  him  here,  hut  killetl  him 
in    the    pool    helow." 

" 'Idiere's  more  left  here."  said  Iliram,  "we  saw  two 
others,    sure," 

"All  riL;-ht,"  exclaimed  my  friend,  "we  will  L^i\c  th(;m 
a    trial    h)-    ai^.d    hy," 

"  l)Ut  you  hrokc;  off  \o\w  tly,"  exclaimed  William,  open- 
ino-  the  mouth  of  the  fish.  "Why  didn't  you  take  it  out, 
Iliram?        It's    too    ^ood    a    li)-    to    waste." 

.Vs  \\r.  spok(;  he  remoscd  from  the  palat(^  of  the  lish 
a    ll\'   that    was    fastened    lirml\-   in    the    tou''h    skin. 


350 


ll^ifli     h'lv-Rod    (I ltd    Camera. 


V   s 


"  \(),     1    lost    no    lly,"    I     rcplicil. 

"  \\Mi\\  tli;it's  llu;  lly  I  lost  ilown  in  one;  of  th(;  pools 
below,"  cxclaiiiicil  I'rcrc,  tiikin^'  it  in  his  haiul  and  ex- 
amining-   it. 

"Sun;  it  is,"  ^ai(l  William;  "it's  not  oltcn  that  \'ou 
hook  a  salmon  that  (|uic-k  ai^ain  after  it  has  lelt  the  steel 
in    its    mouth." 

And  he  was  ri^ht  ;  it  is  rarely,  imleeil,  that  a  sal- 
mon is  killetl  with  a  lost  hook  in  its  mouth,  hut  it  oc- 
casionally   happens." 

"  ( "iracious  I "  I  exclaimed,  as  we  sat  tlown  hetore  the; 
sjjread  that  IkuI  heen  laid  lor  us,  "nou'xc  enout;h  for  an 
arm\-,    Hiram." 

".\  small  army,  sir,"  he  i-eplit'd  ;  "hut  we'll  wait  till 
\V(;    see    what's    left." 

Canned  oysters,  stewed;  hroiled  trout,  hoiled  trout, 
fried  potatoes,  biscuits  and  butter,  canned  pears,  ami  a 
bi»^'    dipper    ot     tea,    made    a    ro\'al    meal,    and    we    lin^creil 


"  I  ,c;ii(j  i'.  >ci41  ill  hi",  rli'i^anl  work  "U  "  t  i--liinu;'  in  AiiuTUMu  W. iters,"  sa\N : 
".\j;ain  it  is  said,  ll  you  lunik  ,i  -..iliiiMii  .mil  In-  parts  \i.iir  tacklr,  t,ikin;4  \(iiir 
ho.ik  ami  a  ]iir(0  nf  tlu-  ;^ilt  snrli  to  wliirh  it  was  atlaclii-d,  lie  will  nnt  ri-,i'  Id 
ail  artihiial  lly  ;!;,;. lin  thai  -r.i--iiii.'  'tliis  is  .al-n  .i  nil-iakc  ;  fur  tlio  '.^rntU-niall 
will)  iiwiis  till,'  N'iiik  River,  (  .,i  .iic,  lislu-il  with  a  frinid  wlup  I.i--t  a  liuiik  ;ind  p.irt 
(jf  a  li-adi'r  liy  a  salniciu  mir  iiiMi-niii;,;-  I,;  I  JiiU,  and  mi  tin.'  cwiiinu;'  nf  that  day 
louk  the  >..ilniipii  with  tin-  li..iik  and  '^iil  -liil  in  Ids  nioiitli:  ;iiiil,  wliat  appiMis  iiicist 
siui^iilar,  i■^  that  he  hiinkid  tlir  s.dni.m  w  il'h  the  --amr  kind  nf  lU'  llial  was  thuli 
fastened    til    the    j.iw    nf    tlie    lish." 


352 


lyitli    I'l\-I\od    ami    Camera. 


ox'cr  it  a  ^'ood  lialf  hour.  Tluirc  is  a  limit,  howcvor, 
to  tlu;  eating"  capacit)'  ot  a  tishcnnan  cNcn,  and  we  were 
at    lcniL;th    ohlii^cd    to    exclaim    "enough." 

"Now,  I'l'crc,"  I  said,  as  \vc  arose  from  the  tahlc, 
and  he  took  his  rod  and  saiintrrcd  over  to  the  rapids 
at  the  head  of  tlu;  pool,  "it's  Nour  turn  now;  We.  taken 
my   salmon    here,    nou    strike    one    now    and    I'll    he    ^affc-r." 

"All  riLiht,"  hi;  answin'ed,  "hut  1  fear  \()u'll  not  he 
called    upon    to-ni^'ht." 

"Who  can  tell?"  1  rej)lied.  "Let  us  hoj)e  that  the 
fish    will    l)it(;   as   saxai^d)'   as   those    plaguy    punkies   do." 

idle  midi^fs  had  hei^un  their  e\enini^'s  work,  and  sa\- 
aL;('  the)'  were,  too.  I  ha\"e  noticed  that  the\'  are  aKva\s 
sharper   set   after   a    rain    storm    than    at    an\'   other   time. 

"  \'es,  the  mi(.li,u:s  are  sa\-a_ne  enough."  he  exclaimeil, 
rubbing'  and  scratchinin"  his  hands  and  wrists  and  face  as 
he    j)repared    his    line    for    castini^'. 

"  It's  w>.'>  use,"  I  said,  "  I  cannot  stand  the  pests  any 
loii^'er;  tar  it  is!"  ,ind  hurrying-  to  the  tent  for  the  tar 
bottle    I    smeared    on    the    antidote    prett\'    freely. 

hrere  was  L;kul  to  a\ail  himself  also  o|  the  tar,  antl 
it  was  onK'  after  he  had  loxcred  .ill  the  exposed  ])ortions 
of  his  sl^in  that  he  could  cast  in  peace.  The  sun  had 
sunk  below  the  forest-clad  hills  in  t!ie  west,  and  the  shad- 
ows on  the  [jool  were:  s^rowinL;   blacker  and  blacker.      ()\cr- 


mmttmmmlttmd 


With     riy-Rihi    a  lid    Canicrci.  353 


hcatl  a  few  L,M)lclcn  ami  purple  cloiuls  were  sailing;'  lii.Lih  in 
the  lu-ax'cns,  and  their  forms,  mirrdred  on  tlie  surlaee  oi 
the  pool,  h-nt  a  color  and  brightness  to  the  ])i('ture  Avhich 
was   \(i\-\   beautiful. 

T'i'ere  stood  on  ihe  rocks  on  the  lower  etlu;c'  ot  the 
rapids  and  east  a  Ioul;'  line  across  the  stream  into  the 
(piick  water  on  the  further  side.  It  was  a  lon^;'  cast,  and 
one  that  re(iuires  a  master  hand  to  ^ixe  ii  :  for  the  (|uick 
current,  and  then  the  ('(\(\\  below,  uiade  a  sai^'  in  the  line 
that  was  dithcult  to  lilt  cleanl_\"  so  thai  a  hii^h  back  cast 
—  which  was  necessitated  by  the  jx'bhles  and  stones  on 
the    beach    behind    —could    be    secured. 

I'rere,  howe\'ei  handlecl  his  line  with  his  usual  skill, 
but  after  luakiui^'  a  sc-ore  ot  fruitless  casts,  he  chan^ccl 
Ills  ])osition,  wadin^'  up  into  the  (juic-k  watei'  al)o\c,  s 
tlial  his  back  cast  mi^ht  be  up  the  stream  and  his  line 
could    lall    sirai^lu    into    the    edd\. 

'■  That's  better,"  I  exclaimed,  "I  don't  like  to  lish 
across    a    streani    when    \\\\    line    is    sun-    to    drill     into    an 


{ ) 


etkl\- 


Nor     1,"    he    replied,     pult 


wvj    out    a    Ime    that    reat'hed 


all  ()\'er  th<'  best  o(  the  pool,  "it  is  diltlcult  to  strike  a 
fish  under  such  conditions,  oi-  if  the  tish  is  hooked  the 
lip    is    almost    sui'e    to    be    smashed." 

"it's    a    miL;ht\'    lu-at    tl)-    that     Mi-,     b'rere    puts    out," 


U  i 


354 


7/7///    /7v-/\(>(/    (!//(/    Cauicni. 


said    lliraiii,    who    had    joined    nic;    "ii's    not    cxx;!')'    lisher- 


|t   ! 


man    wlio    can    (■(lual    linn. 


I<iu;ht    \<>u    arc,"    I    rcplit-d,    "Mr.    I""rcr''    has    served 


his  time  at    casting-.       I!)    Jo\e,    I'Verc-,"    1    exclaimed,    "y 


ou 


J 


list    now    had    a    ns(.' 


thou'-ht   so,      he   answered 


l)Lit   there    is   so    much 


I 


oam     )\\ 


the   water  that    I    could    not   set;   at   this   distance. 


What    Avas    it?' 


'A    salmc 


)n,    su',      re[)lUH 


II 


\\-.\\w 


rest    him    a   little 


1    li 


anti    lu 


con 


le    a''ain.    no    troublt 


re  re,    \v 


ith    tl 


le    niii'crs    o 


f    liis    left    lianil,     di-ew    the 


me    m    throui^h    the    rin^s   on    the    rod,    ami    caimh'    wai 


ted 


for    ll 


le    tish    to    settle    auam. 


1    cannot    explain    wli)'    it    is,    but    I    al\va}s   \\\x\(t   a   bit 
of   somethinij    akin    to  buck  fe\(;r  after  a  salmon    has   b(;en 


raised    and    niiss(;d. 


and    the    |)ool    is    beiuL;"    rested    |)re[jar 


ator\'   to    another   cas 


t.       \Vh<'th( 


er   it    is    from    the   siisi^ense 


or    the    excitement    ol    anticipation 


that 


causes    it,    or   per- 


haps a  tombination   ol    these    teelin^s  with    a   dread   of  los- 
iii'i"  tin;    fish    b\'  and    b\ ,    1    know    not;    but    1    cannot    a\'oid 


it,    no   matt(  r   A\liether 


or   some   one   (Mse    noiiis   tne    roi 


th 


After   the   lapse    ot    a    c-ouple    of    minutes    b'rere    a^aii 
be^an    puttiiiu;'    out    his    line,    and    soon    the    lly    was    drop 


piuL^'    here    and    there;    ui)on    the    \ 


[)()() 


1.       !• 


lere    waitetl    unti 


sLilticient    line    was    out    to    enable    him    to    make    a    cleai 


556 


With     I'lv-Ro'J    and    CiUiici 


'a. 


cast     ()\(T     the     spol     where     the     salllloll 


had 


com'.'    up    Ix;- 


forc,  and  then  wilh  a  erand  succ'i)  he  (h"()[)[)ed  the  ll\' 
in  tile  vkV^v.  of  tlu;  vA(^\'  (.'xacll)  where  the  sahnon  had 
missed  ii.  In  an  instanl  a  swirl  in  the  water,  a  splash, 
and  then  the  whir  of  tlie  r,-ei  <^-avc  sure  token  that  the 
lish    was    hooked. 


( 


lood 


1    exclaimcil 


:r  lisli, 


re  re,  am. 


I  th 


en 


the    1 


lonors    w 


l)e    eas\-    auam. 


do    1 


ny    Ix'st,"    lie    replied,    jjackiuL;-    awa\'   on    the 


reel   all   t' 


Ime  that   would    rome    to   hmi, 


tl 


lere  s  a   sjooil 


hour    ot 


du    left    \-et. 


It'll    not    takct    that    1 


om 


saa 


1   W 


illiam,    with    <!ait    \\\ 


IkukI    antl   read)-   foi-  actit)n  ;    "'tis  only  a  smallish    tish,   and 
unless  it  i^cts  away,    Mr.    k'rere's  hea\'y  rod  will   make  ([uick 


\V()I 


ot       It. 


The  salmon,  as  soon  as  the  pressure  ol  the  rod  was 
put  upon  it,  L;a\(;  a  tremendous  run  tlown  th(^  pool,  almost 
to  the  foot,  and  then,  returning-  to  the  middle,  instead  of 
jumping,  it  settled  to  the  kottom.  hrere  ([uickK^  reeled 
in    the    line    that    had    keen    carried    out,    ami    soon    had    it 


as   s 


hort 


and    taut    as    he    couK 


1    wind    il  ;    he    then    trieil    to 


lift    tlu;    tish    into    action,    straining'    hea\il\'    upon    th(;    rod, 

but    to    no    a\ail. 

"What    is    the    iish    al)out?"'l    asketl,    " ji!J^LJ(ii'in<;'?" 
"  Xo,"   re[died    k'rere,    "it    is    on    the   bottom   ^•ery  still, 


//'////    J'/v-jKOif    (li/i/    Camera. 


357 


I'lil    1    don't    I)clii!\c    ii    will    siiinil    the    strain    of   this    rod    a 


,L;'rcal    while 


slill, 


111    f;ii't,    the    words   liad    hanlK'    lucn    spoken    when    the 
salmon    started    down    the    pool    aL;aiii,    this    lime,    ho\\e\t-r, 
Ic-apini;    wildly    and    endeavorinL;    al    e\c;ry    jum])    to    free    it- 
self.      I  )arlinL;-    up    the    pool    once    more,    and    hack    to    the 
foot,   jumi)in-    al    ever)-    few    yards,    it    seemed    as    li\-el\-   as 
a  ^^n-jlse,    and    it    reipiired    the    greatest   acli\il\-      n     'le   part 
of     I   re  re     to     keep     enough     line     on     the     reel       o     meet     the 
rushes   ol    the    sil\cr_\-    pi-ize.       Another    time   the   salmon    re- 
turnetl    to    ihe   middle   of  the    pool,    and    settled    to   the   ])ot- 
tom.        I'rere    reeletl    in,    and    a-ain,    when      ne    lift    of    the 
rod   was   |)ut    on,    the   lish    reijcated    its   (iei-ce   leaps  and   wild 
runs   down    and    across    the    pool;    Imt    now    it    was    plaiid\- 
wcakeninj;-;     its    runs    he^an     to    ^row    shorter    and    shorter 
and   its  leaps   less   fre(|uent.      'The  hea\)-   rod   was  e\-i(lentlv 
too    mucdi    foi-    it,    and   at    K'H^th    it    rolled    oxer   on    ii^   side 
ami    came;    to    the    sm-face. 

I'rere.  with  a  strong  lift,  ende.ivored  to  lead  the  tish 
towarti  the  -aide,  who  stood  with  -alf  in  hantl  on  the 
beach,  a  short  distance  awa}-,  hut  the  effort  was  |)rema- 
ture,  lor  the  instant  that  the  salmon  saw  its  eneni}-  it  re- 
covered its  strength,  and,  darling-  hack,  settletl  at  the:  bot- 
tom   of    the    pool    aL;ain. 

"'lis    a    little    rest    the    tish    wants,"    shouted    I  liram 


,^r>^  II  I  tit    I'/x-Rod    iiiit/    C  \iNicnt. 


will)  had  hccii  u.iuhm^  ihf  lii^lii  trom  llic  licacli  near 
the  c.mii),  "L;i\<'  il  ii  litllc  l)rralhin,L;  sijcll,  aiul  'luill  be 
as    fi'csh    ai^aiii    as    a    daisy." 

"A  rcsi  is  sDincihiiiL;  I  dnn'i  propose  lo  L;i\'c  it  now," 
said  I'rcrc.  "1  laii  lake  im  liiaiucs."  And  he  was  ri^iht ; 
in, uu  a  salmon  has  Ixcn  lost  !i\  dawdhn^'  with  ii,  and 
thr  hshci'nian  has  in  despair  seen  his  liook  lonu:  home  lo 
liim  when  lie  mi^hl  ha\c  saved  his  pi-i/e  if  lie  had  liad 
the    (durai_;e    .uid     .ell-denial    lo    h)r(.e    ihe    li,u;hl. 

'I  he  salmon  responded  a^^ain,  Iml  this  lime  the  rush 
was  a  shoil  one  and  the  leaps  h'W  and  teehle.  Il  hc'L^.m 
circhii'''  ahoul  aimlessK,  anil  soon  its  sil\'er\-  side  was  ex- 
posed    a^ain    at    the    surhiee. 

"Sweep  him  in  this  lime,  Mr.  j-'rere,"  said  William, 
and     I'll    L;alT    him    sure." 

l""rere  made  no  '"'■pi).  l>nl  with  a  swin^;'  o|  the  he.i\\- 
rod  he  h>ri-ed  the  lish  toward  the  :_;uide.  and  in  an  instant 
the  l:<iH  had  done  its  work,  ami  the  salmon  la)'  upon  lh{> 
beai  h. 

"Indeed,  it  came  to  L;all  nom  loo  soon,"  exrlaimed 
William,    "the    hook    dropped    out    as    I     touchecl    it." 

"KiL^hl    \ou    are."    said     iliram,    "  il    was    a    close    call." 

(  )n  examination  ol  the  salmon's  mouth,  we  found  that 
the  hook  liad  lorn  a  Iohil;'  orilice  in  the  lip,  and  ihe  won- 
der   was    thai    il    had    held    as    Ioul:'    as    it    did. 


//>'///     /■7y-k\)i/    ,u/i/    ('(fi/icni. 


359 


"A  miss  is  as  -ood  as  a  mile,"  cM-laiintd  Ircrc,  as 
lie  deposited  his  r-id  on  the  |)r()|.cr  sii|)|)<.ris  al  the  rain|): 
"'tw.is  a  ])i-cliy  tish,  and  I  should  ha\c  UM  badly  to  have 
h)sL    it." 

"Well.  Ilirani,'  I  exclaimed.  "Ui-  ha\i'  four  or  ti\c 
nice  salmon  and  more  trout  than  we  can  u>e.  .uid  we 
oii.^ht  to  scikI  them  a\\a\-  to  our  frientls.  wiio  wotdd  he 
L;lad    to    L^ct    them." 

"  N'es."  added  h'rere.  "_\ou  had  hetier  make  your  ar- 
ran-  ■ments  to  send  out  the  salmon  and  most  of  tin:  trout 
the    lu'st    ihiiiL^-    t()-mori-ow    moriiim^." 

".\ll  ri-hl.  -ciitlemen,"  said  the  -uide,  "I'll  o,,  |,,,^- 
to  the  farn.  foi-  a  team  to  haul  ihem  out.  "I'll  put  them 
in  the  snow"  lo-niL;lu,  and  maki'  two  ho.xrs  and  pack  and 
s(;nd    them    otf    to-morrow    hriL^ht    and    (■arl\-." 

"(iood."  said  I.  "pack  ihcm  solidl)-  with  snow  and 
swamp    moss,    and    the\-    will    l^o    .ill    riL;lu." 

"Never  fear."  answered  Jlir.mi.  "mam's  the  hox  I'\-(. 
packed    for    tishermen.    and    ne\cr    a    one    lost    \ct." 

We  L;a\c  him  our  ta,L;s  to  affix  lo  our  hoxcs  and 
tlirections  as  to  how  the  iish  were  to  i)c  tli\ided,  and  soon 
he  was  beini;-  ferried  across  the  ri\(.'r  with  his  hea\-)'  load. 
LandiuL;"  :it  the  mouth  of  the  1)rook  he  put  the  fish  in  a 
larL;x;  l-a^',  which   he   ai"u:hored   in   the;  cold   water  that  canu; 

••■Sniiu,    insUMil    of    ice,    is    tiiWn    sun\\\    jiv    C.itKiiii.ins. 


36o 


//'////     /''/v-/\(>(/    (I Hi/    ('(inici'd. 


timiMmu;    dnwii    Imm    the    rocks,    and    staricil    (oi-   ihc    u-ixm 
tli.il    u.is    ncccss.if)     III    i.arr\     ihciii    lo    ilu;    farm. 

"Next   to  the   ;.'!"aMirc   ol    t.ikiiiL^    llic   tisli,"  saiil    I'i'crc, 
as    we    aL!aiii    scitlcd    doun    li\    ihc    Uw,    "is    thai    of   sciid- 


in«'    a    nit'c.    l)o\    |o    Ifnnd 


.•^ 


)\v    and    ilicii    as    a    present. 


"NCs,"  I  I'eplied,  "hill  1  .nil  ah'aid  thai  the  reeipieiUs 
do  not  .d\v.i}s  apju'eciate  how  nuuh  ti"oiihh'  .ind  i^xpeiise 
\\v  incur  in  seiuhnt;  our  |>resents  lo  ihein.  In  fact,  I 
ha\('  sonietinies  ahnosl  \()ucd  thai  I  would  ne\<'i"  .iL;ain 
send  .i\v.i\  .1  tish.  \oi  \ry\-  Ioul;  a^o,  at  a  ^ood  deal 
ol  li"oul)le.  I  packed  a  nice  hox  ot  trout  and  sent  it  to 
a  friend.  (  )n  iiieelini^  him  a  feu  weeks  after,  he  thanked 
me  in  a  ci\il  enough  way,  hut  idolly  staled  that,  allhoui^h 
the  lish  were  nice  and  all  that,  he  would  rather  ha\'e  a 
fresh    mackerel    an)     time." 

"  lla.  ha,"  lauL^hed  ni\  li'iend,  "you  proh.ihl)'  ne\cr 
sent    him    another    hox    altei"    that." 

"No,  you  may  depend  on  it,"  1  answerech  "and  in 
fact  I  n()wa(hi\s  seldom  send  awa\'  any  lish  unless  I  know 
the\'   an;   .!.;')inL;-   where    they   will    he    lull)-   appreciated  ;    if    I 


LM't   more  than   m\-  partx    can  eat. 


'IXC  them  <iwa\    cUiion''' 


tiu:   settlers  around.      1    iie\cr  waste  a  lish   an)-wa)." 

"  No,     wicked     waste    ih.il     would    ])(■,'    said     I'fere. 

"  I    used    to   see   wit  ked    waste    at    the    Raiigele)-    Lakes, 

in    Maine,"    said    I,    alter    a    short    j)ause.    "awlul    waste,    in- 


-i 


V*-'    -       ■— mJfcJU-, 


?62 


//'////     riv-Roif    and    i'anicr 


'a. 


dc'd.  Tx'forc  the  present  lish  law  was  enacted,  no  limit 
was  |)laeed  on  the  size  of  the  cateh  of  anglers,  and  the)- 
could    kill    at    their    own    sweet    will    as    nian\-    trout.    lar<'-e 


or   snial 


as    th(  \'    wislied 


lia\(;   seen   a   man   come    mto 


cam[)  at  night  with  two  lunulrt:«l  aiul  htty  trout,  sonic  of 
them  so  small  as  to  ht;  too  insii^nihcant  for  cooking',  and 
I  once  ^aw  on  the  shore  o(  a  famous  trout  l)rook  a  pile; 
of  over  a  thousand  lingeriings,  which  had  heen  caught  and 
left  to  rot.  It  was  outrageous.  I'ortunatei)'  now  the  law 
restricts  the  fisherman  in  the  si/.e  of  his  catch  and  num- 
ber of  pounds  in  his  possession,  and  prohibits  him  from 
sending  them  awa},  although,  he  ma)-  caxxx  \\\\\  pounds 
with  him  when  he  leaxcs,  and  this  j)ro\ision  should  s.it- 
Isf)-  an\-  reasonable  sportsman,  1  his  law  will  sta)'  tlu; 
great    (K'slruction    that    has    been    goirig    on." 

"1  sho:ld  think,"  said  b'rere,  "judging  b\-  the  ac- 
counts of  the  fishing  at  )-our  famous  lakes,  that  the  law- 
has  come  too  late;  1  should  imagine  the  stock  might  be 
exhausted.  ' 

"<)n  the  conirar)-,"  1  replit;d,  "there  is  still  good  lish- 
Iul:'   tb.ere,   and   the   \v\-\  elticient   .Maine  Commissioners  luit 


nto   the   water   m.uu,    man\'   more 


fr\-   tl 


i,m    there  are   taken 


out,    and    the    stoc 


Ol 


ai'i'-e 


fish    still    holds    out.        1' 


\-ear   thei'e   are 


tak 


en   ''reat   numbe'"s  ol    trout    runniu; 


\-er\- 


rom 


five    to  se\en    pounds,    and  w-e   occasionall)"    hear    of   a   ten, 


IniiiL 
L   they 

(•    iiitci 
iiiic   of 
0-,   ;uul 
a   pile 
ht  and 
he  law 
I    miin- 
n    from 
|)oiimls 
iia    sal- 
lax-    llu' 

llu;  ac- 
llic  law 
ii!j,hL    I'e 

ooil  t'lsll- 
iticrs  j)ut 
Lfc  t.ikcn 
Mvcry 
iiiL;-  from 
of   a   Ifii, 


«! 


64 


IVitli     riv-Roii    and    Camera. 


eleven,  oi'  even    tucKi-   jioiindcr.       All  tlu-sc;  arc  taken  with 
lit^du,    single-handed    rods. 

"My  friend.  Mr.  W.  11.  l-'ullertoii,  of  Windsoi",  \'cr- 
monl,  writes  me  that  with  some  of  his  hea\y  fish  last 
season,  such  as  six  ami  three-(iuarler  pounds,  he  iisetl  a 
four  and  a  half  ounee  rod  I  It  reijuires  a  careful  and 
scientific  angler  to  do  such  woi'k,  hut  Mr.  r'ullerton  is 
all  of  thai;  in  fact,  he  is  the  most  sportsmanlike  and 
conscientious    angler    with    whom     I    e\cr    tished."'^" 


(II 


*  Ml.  Inllrrliiii  \\rit(.-s  me  a--  f"ilii«--  "  I  a'-l  Au:;ii-t  .iml  Srpu  ni|pi-i'  I  went  tri 
the  tpiHr  I  >.mi  I  .it  the  K.in;.;i  hv  I  .iki-- |  ;i;i(|  li.id  Nni.'  s|>i>M,  all  ci  mdiliinis  liriny 
fiivoralilc    fur    il.       i    \\  ill    j;i\i-    >'iu    my    rcim.l,    knipwiiij;    umi    will    I'lijny    it; 

.\u^.   -J  I    ..    1.    'i     ll'--..    wilh   d-i'/.    incl.  Alt';.    y>    ..    i,     'j'^lh--.,   with  S.i./.    ii.,l. 

"        21    .  .     I.     'iN 

"       -M    ■  ■     I.    .>        


I , 


25  I  .  - 

2  5  ,  .  I  .  5 

27  .  r.  ;, 

2>  .  .  I  .  2  '4 

2-  ..  e  I', 

2M  ..  I,  2', 

2.)  .  .  I.  I  ', 

2q  .   .  I,  (i'+ 

2.,  ..  I.  V, 


.1"   ■  •    1 

J  '+ 

30  .  ,    I 

.1    * 

Si 

I>1. 

31               1 

3   .  .    1 

3   .  .    1 

'S   ■ 

3   .  .    I 

7  '4 

.>   .  .    I 

(,i.  • 

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'•'4      • 

■t   .      1 
.|    . .    1 

.j   ,  .    1 

3 '4    ■ 

S    _       1 

1 1    . .    I 
1 J  . .   I 

3 

1'. 

.\  '_.-<-)/. 


^-Ii/C. 


"         2()     .  .      I.     ''-, 

"M\  IWi-lvc  i.ii',;;('--l  ui-i^'hii|  73'4  lb--,  as  y,\\  \\\\\  s,  c  l.y  ihe  Si"ic\  Tlio  f)'. 
au'l  <!'!  r.in|.^lu  (Mi  4'j-o/.  I.c-ciiianl  |('alskill|  md  i  lullcil  aloiu-  in  ^tnm;^  w.itir 
;iii(l  friiin  .i  IkmI,  which  I  lall  a  yimil  test  of  a  md,  in  f.ul  I  cm  hamilcj  a  l.ir-^i' 
iriiut  nil  it  iuMi-i\-  .IS  i|iiiikl\  as  1  c  .ni  uiih  iiiv  ?-()/.  Icnnaid.  Ilnpin^  mhi  and 
I    ni.i)     ilK  c  I     ayain    and     'cast    i.ui     linrs    ri    jjIc  as.mt    pl.ici'S,' 

I    .ini    \0'\     Inilv    \ciurs,  \\  m.     II.     I  i  i  i  i  i;  l' i.n." 


ith 


^.^ 


366  //  'it/i    J';\-R(Hi    aiu-l    C  \i)iu'i 


•ni. 


i!    ! 
i 


■  riiat    must    1)(:    LircaL    sport,"    said    I'"rcr(',    "killing;-   so 
lari^c    a    tish    on    so    small    a    rod,    it    is   the    (|iiintcsscn(:c   of 


delicate    an-'ImL!'. 


"Nes,"  1  answered,  "and  many  ot  m\  tiiends  are. 
adoptini^-    just    such    li^lu    tackle." 

"  \  ou  sa\-  that  the  Maine  waters  an;  1)einL;-  restocked 
artiliciall)-,"  said  l-'rere.  "I  suppose  thai  the  artificial  method 
is    a    complete    success." 

"\es,"  I  replietl,  "and  we  put  out  now  annually  an 
immense  numher  of  not  only  trout  fr\-,  hut  also  those  of 
other  species,  particularly  tlu!  sea  salmon  and  landdoi'ked 
salmon.  \'ou  Canadians  set  us  the  e.\am|)le,  and  for  a 
time  1<'(1  us  in  the;  ^ood  work,  hut  we  arc;  now  ahreast 
of,    even    il    we    are    not    reall)'    outstripping-,    xou." 

"  \  cs,  you  Yankees  alwaxs  ^o  into  e\-er\thim;-  with 
a    rush,"    said     hrere,    lauL^hin^K-. 

"  \\  <'  do,"  I  replied,  "and  \\i'  ai-e  •  '^'iil;'  the  arti- 
licial  j)ropaL;ation  of  fish.  I  ha'.e  \isit(  ,.  numher  of 
the  hatcheries,  hoth  in  the  .Stales  and  Nour  Provinces, 
and    1    inspec:ted    the    opei'ations    closeK." 

"it  must  he  \cr_\-  interesiiuL;."  said  hrere,  "I  wish 
\()U  woidd  descrihe  th(;  diiTerent  manipulations  hy  whiidi 
th(;  fr\-  art;  i)roduced.  (  )iir  hatcheries  are  \cr\'  success- 
ful, an;',  they  tarn  out  miliions  of  fry  annualK,  hut  1  ha\(; 
ne\'er   s-i-ii    th(;   ac'ual    (ax-i'ation." 


Willi 


wisli 
which 

ICCTSS- 

h;i\  li 


1  AKiNi;     imiSl'AWN    AND    Mil. I     SlMl  1.  IAM.oLmI.V    AI    (iKAMi    1 .  AKl.    S  i  Ul   \M ,    Ml.      (Ill-l) 


368 


//'////     hlv-Rod    and    Canicra. 


"  \  I'S,"  I  rc])lic(l,  "ilic  whole  process  is  intensel)'  in- 
terestiiiL;'  '^\\'\'\  a  woiulerfiil  seieiititic  li-iunii)li.  1  will  de- 
scribe il  as  well  as  I  can.  ( )|"  course  llu-  first  step  to 
be  taken  is  the  erection  of  a  hatchery,  ami  this  must  be 
done;  on  scientilic  |)rim-i|)les,  no  matter  how  pretentious 
or  otherwise  the  building'  ma)'  be.  It  is  essential  that 
there  shall  be  an  milaiiin^"  suppl_\'  of  |)U!'e  water.  ih'i^ht 
sparklim;'  brook  water,  fre(;  from  sediment,  is  the  most 
desiral)le.  TIk;  houst;  is  placed  so  that  the  water  can 
be  coiuhicted  into  it  b\'  [)ipes  or  sluices,  and  then  it  is 
caused  to  i)ass  throuidi  a  series  of  lon^-  taid-.s  or  trouiL;hs. 
In  these  trouLil  s  are  iilaced  tra\s  containiuL!'  tin;  esJiiS. 
and  ther<;  they  remain  in  the  moxin^'  water  until  the  fry 
are    haitched. 

"'Ihe  house  creeled  ami  excrythiuL;'  I'eacK  tor  oper- 
Titin^'  -and  this  should  Ix;  accomplished  early  in  the  sum- 
mer, or  at  ;m)"  rate  belort'  the  li.-^h  are.  ready  to  spawn 
—  a    sup|)l\'    ol    bfecdin:^     tlsh    should    be    secured. 

"The  nuth.od  ot  obtainiuL;'  this  suppl)'  \aries  at  dif- 
ferent   hatcherii's."       At   some,    as   on    the    i'enobscot    ki\('r 


*  111  the  C.madi.iii  i  i--ln'i  ics  I'^purl  (iSSd^  1  lniil  the  rollnwiiv.;  ;  "I'liiTr  are 
several  im-tlnnN  aiiopti.'!  ai  tlu-  jui--,,  i.;  tiiuf  fur  dhtahiiii^'  supplies  nl  parent  lish  in 
proviile  the  li.iliiieries  ui;!i  ei;>;v  I'.\  far  the  least  e\peii>i\e  one  is  tu  eiuiee  tile 
salmon  uii  their  [i.issaL^e  Uj)  ii\er  ''.o  ,  ^afelv  ci  in-tnuleil  traplilve  iiulnsure,  wiiero 
the\  can  lie  relaini-cl  until  lipo  ("r  spa.\uin,i;,  ami  then  ^rt  fiee  ai^aiii.  1  his  sys- 
tem is  not  iif  e.isy  appliralinn,  uuli-ss  the  stre.im  is  nn  pchi  alely  small,  auil  easily 
Cuntrulled.       'I'lie    iMink    i<i\ei     II. r    lur\ ,    I'.    (J,    I'..,    is   prii\  i.Uil    with    this   nielhud    I'nr 


frv 


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I'll'  arc 
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iiL'   I  he 

wluTC 

t'M'.ily 
md    lor 


n  ir  I  litliiii 


370  IVitli    I'ly-Rod    ami    Camera 


ill  Miiiiu.,  tlic  weirs  arc  depended  upon  to  procure  tlie 
siippl)',  and  ihe  lisli  are  kept  |)risoners  in  small  ponds 
until  the\-  are  read\-  to  snaun.  At  the  Sclioodlc  liatch- 
ery  on  drand  Lake  Stream  the  lish  are  caught  and  de- 
tained in  \-ards  in  the  rix'cr.  Ihis  is  done  \'er\'  im-cni- 
ously,  and  the  fish  are  kept  on  their  natural  H[ja\vning 
i^rounds  until  tlui  <'^l;s  are  ready  to  come  away.  'IIk- 
nets  are  set  in  the  stream  so  that  after  the  I'lsh  enter 
them    at    the    upper    I'lul,    the    outlet    of    (iraud     Lake,    and 


i;il)tui  ini;-   tlir   pjriiil   ^l(l(■k   <if  saliiKiii,   .■md   .L;i\rs   tin-   ininiiiiiim   msl   df   aliinil    45    cuiils 
liii"    cull    li-.h,     uilli    ;i    trill'j    (jut    <)    re  ills    per    llKJiisaiul    l^r    t'j^.^s. 

"Aiiullur  iiu:lici(l  is  ailn|)tril  al  llu-  Kis|i;^(iii(lH',  (  ias|iL'  alul  'radinissac  lialcluTii'S, 
whi-ri"  tlic  early  n;:is  df  saliiimi  in  Jimr,  jiil\  anil  Aii;;iisl  arc  iui;cil  liv  iiiipltiyi'i's 
iJ  llic  iiati'li^TRs,  or  j.r.rc  Iia- 1(1  linm  li-.lurnK'ii  nwniiii;'  slaliims  nn  ilic  ri\XTs,  at 
Lunt-'ri'.  niavki't  priirs.  ■|'lu-sc  I'lsli  art-  carrfull)'  hamlkil  IVniu  tlic  luts,  ami  Iralis- 
puruci  ill  vimws  s|K(ially  inaiic  fur  tlir  purpnst',  td  pens  (ir  irtalnii'.j;'  piuic!-^  irmv  In', 
llir(jUL;li  wlilili  tlu'  liili-'  111"  I'lirrirt  uf  the  slnain  fn-ily  runs  |  imu  tiilal  uaUi'  uf 
the  MM  is  ])iHfi.ralik'  fu''  iheir  heallhy  keepiiii;- |  ;  here  ihi'  sahiiuii  are  ke[)t  lill  spjun- 
ini;"  lime  anises  ni  Oiii.Iier  :'.ni!  NuvenilM.T.  After  liein;;'  iiiaiiipulatiil  llie\'  are  set 
at  iilierlv  aL;ain,  ulllidiit  air.'  loss  wdrlhv  cf  mention.  At  these  Uine  t  ■.tahlishiiieiils 
the  eo't  of  each  lisli,  iiicliulinj;'  their  j^uardianship  in  the  pens  throii^^hoiil  the  seasons, 
averai^eil  !j2.7~,  and  the  t'^K'S  ran;;ed  at  about  ^\  cents  per  thousand.  This  system, 
after  several  years  of  praelieal  applieali<  r ,  has  pn.ved  to  I  ,•  the  most  salislaetory 
from  ever\-  point  of  view  in  whi.li  il  ma\  lie  idusidered,  ami  oll;^l',t  to  lie  eoniieeled 
with  llie  v.drkin;;'  of  everv  ha'cherv  in  the  I  lominion  where  eireiinislaiues  wul  t.iirl\ 
admit    of    iis    applieatioii. 

■rile  svsteni  iiiirsiled  at  the  Sydney,  iledford,  St.  John  .ami  Miramiehi  hatch- 
eries to  secure  parent  s.dnii>n  for  lireedini;  purposes,  is  |o  take  them  willl  nets  at 
the  s])a\\iiinjj  time  or  just  previous  to  it.  While  this  method  proved  --atisfactiir)', 
lioth  .is  rci;ai\is  the  niiniiier  of  lish  captured  and  the  ijiioia  of  eL;L;s  olil. tilled  lor 
the  Svdiiev  and  Miramiehi  halclurics,  the  result  for  the  liedford  and  St.  jiJiii  River 
hatcheries   was    very    uiisatisfaclors ." 


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pass  down  1(1  thr  sp.iwninL;  I'cds.  tiny  (Miiiuit  pass  out. 
Thc\'  arc  as  scciirtl\  <'iica^c(l  a^  a  rat  in  a  wire  iraj), 
and    tlurc    ihcy    rcinaiii    iiniil    ihc    spawn    is    lakcn. 

"  I'lic  Sihoddic  liauhcry  is  the  nio'.t  faxorahly  If)- 
eaU'd  of  an\'  I  lia\«'  seen,  and  \\\f  lisl.  m''-  1i»  perfect 
condition    when    liie    (•'''•'s    are    taken/'' 


'I  ': 


■•*  i'iu'  fiiUiiw  in;^'  iiitcrcstiii;;  arcounl  nf  llir  upcialiniis  al  thr  ?vhip(i(iic  lialilicrv 
ii    fiirni>.l.i  li    i:u'    li\     \li.    \\ .     I.    IliK  k,    iIh-   iiMnial    Villi"    •iipfrv  ivfil    ilic    wurk    when 

I     \i-ilril     il  . 

"Silio.ulii  -.ilinmi  .lie  (a]iiurcil  at  liiaiiil  I  alM'  Mnam,  \li..  in  ml  lra|i-  ^I't 
(III  tlic  ^|iavvniii;'  liciU.  I  In-  sia'^nii  diiiiii;;  uliuli  liii-  li  inaU-'  lav  lliiir  (';;i;s,  ili'- 
iniiiliii^'  i»ri)lialil\  nil  U-mptial  UH'.  vaiii'^  in  ilillciiiil  mm-.,  Imii  iiia\  in-  ispii  liil  lii-- 
twcin    llii'    'Jolll    I'l'    (  lildin-r    aiul     tile     Jnlil    'pf     \i  •\<iiilni .  I  he     liiali  •>    n'nu'     InM     In 

'.111'  s]ia>\riii!'^  j^naiiiil^,  tlif  iiiii|)i,ilinn  '■!  fiiiiali--  ;;iailiiall\  iiii'rca'.in;^  iiiilil  llii'\  far 
uutr.niiilii-!'    llic    iiiaics    in    lliu    lalir    (allium    hI     liic    sia--,in, 

"  riu'  yaliuiiii  mil  in'.ii  l!.i'  liaps  iiKi^lly  ihiriiiy  llu-  iii^jtit.  I'arli  liKjriiiiii;  lliosi* 
taki'll  arc  liu-asilr<'l  aiul  »Mi;;lu>l.  .iimI  whin  a  li-m.ili'  i-.  fniiiiil  ripe,  a-  nianv  o|  Ikt 
(.•yys  an-  lakin  a>  --lie  uill  \  ii-KI  "ii  iniMlriali-  pii-suif.  >lii-  i->  llun  put  in  a  pmiiul 
uitli  iilluTs  I'i  I.ii'  cl.i-'--  t"  111'  ii.inillcil  IJK'  iif\I  ila\,  u  lu  II  -lu'  will  \  aid  tin'  n.'>.l 
of  lici-  »'^j;-.  Al  llu-  ln»l  liaiulliii;^  a  iipi-  fiiiiali-  \  irliK  alioiil  Iwn-liiiril-  nl  lu-r 
f.fiis.  sa\  I, -•nil  jri.ni  an  aM  ra^i-  li^li.  Ihf  li-ii  llial  ai-  liiiind  initipi-  aic  placi'd 
liV  till  lli-chrs  1.1  In-  <■  \alliiliiil  a  ila\  I'l  lun  lalii.  Si'liii-  nl'  llu  ii:ali->  ale  pul  ii;lc> 
cai  li  IX'iiliil  in  onU-r  thai  llicv  iiia\  In-  si-ini-il  np  uilh  cai  1:  liM  nl  li-inah  -  .iiul  al 
hainl    l.>r    ii-r. 

"la  1. 11-  njnTation  >>i  ^pawnili;.;,  llic  I'u;;-  ''i"!  "'i''  •'■'■  "  iiM'i  in  a  pan  u  itli- 
imt  walcr  and  iiii\i-d  li\  wa\in'^  llir  pan  in  a  i  in  I.-.  'I'la-y  a;>-  ,.un  \M-i;;hiHl  alul 
ua'^hi-il  in  (  haii'^fs  >'l  waUr  iiiilil  tlu'  ual>r  i>  lU)  1imi;^it  cluiidv.  \llcr  standing 
ill  I  li-ar  wahr  I'nr  al.niit  luinl)  iiiiliiitf-i,  "f  ir.lil  l!u-\  arc  svMiUd  and  hardened, 
thr\'  arc  laki-n  In  tlu-  ii\cr  lialclury  and  placed  mi  wire  l:a\>  almiu  (.nc  Inol  si|iiare. 
Ihc  liav-'  arc  jilaccd  niu-  alpn\i-  annllicr  in  slacks  nr  fraincs  nf  iwciily  eaeli,  with 
■•paees  lictwi-cn  Inr  pa-'-ai^c  nl  water,  hut  Inn  n.iirnw  ln|-  p.i^',i),;c  lil  c;;:,;^,  and  the 
^taclss  (.nilnlK  Inwi-red  i:.ln  trniiL;li->  supplied  with  rniiniii-  w,,ili-r  ,ind  nl  such  si/e 
th.il  tile  slai  Iss  iu-,irU  III!  the  w  hnle  width  ami  cK-plli.  Ihc  llnw  nl'  u.iK-r  is  liuis 
Ijctwccii    the    ti,i>-,    and    li:e   e^;,;s   are    supplied    Imth    almve    and    lielnw.       This   arr.iii:,;e- 


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"  Tlic  nu.'thotl  of  extract  ill' I-  the  cltl^s  and  milt  is  a 
.sini[jlc  oiu^  \('X  it  must  l)c  tlomj  l)\'  an  t;.\[jcrt.  The  lish 
is  lickl  !))•  tlu:  operator  witli  his  ri^ht  liand  (encased  in 
a  woolen  mitten)  clasjMn^"  the:  salmon  n(,'ar  tlu;  tail.  The 
left  hand  is  then  passed  with  a  moderate  pressure  along 
the  body  of  the  fish,  and  the  eggs  exudt- ;   an  accomplished 

ment,  \\iii(,h  was  iincnU'il  lure  by  Mr.  Atkins,  has  since  hi'in  largely  ailiiptcd  clse- 
wliLTC.  'I'v,  icu  I'ath  week  llu'  slacks  air  lifted  frnni  the  watiT  ami  cacli  tray  of 
t'j,'j;"s  cxainincii,  and  any  wiiilc  mics  rciwivcil,  as  such  cgi^s  arc  dead  and  would  soon 
burst    an(i    destmy    (itiieis. 

" 'I'he  water  (if  the  ri\er  lialcllerv  lieiiiL,^  \erv  ccild,  an\'  e,u;i;s  wlncli  arc  nut  to 
l)e  niatiu-cd  carlv  are  l-e;il  tlicre  as  hin^'  as  llie  ccmditiim  of  llie  riser  will  admit. 
The  hatclicr)'  bein;.;  in  the  lied  of  tl'.c  ri\er,  it  is  necc-sai'v  to  reniii\c  the  e,i;,i^s  be- 
fore the  sprin.i;'  frfii',  ts,  which  uverlhiw  the  tniUL;hs  to  the  dcplh  of  several  feet. 
.\11  arc  reni()\ed  lief:ire  paikin:;'  or  hatchiii;;  tn  the  c(i\  e  h.itcher\',  where  the  water 
si'pply  is  friini  sprinL;s  and  is  \\  arn\er  than  the  ri\er  water.  !'.)■  dalin.;;-  the  remuxal 
from  the  cold  ri  .r  water,  tl;e  period  of  hatchiiiL;  can  be  regulated  to  a  consitlerable 
extent. 

"After  the  appearam  e  of  the  i'\e  dots  the  e^f;.;s  which  are  to  be  packed  are 
lirst  jarred  by  ponrin^'  from  one  p,.u  to  another  scleral  times,  which  causes  the  un- 
fertilised to  turn  whit'  'Ihcsr  h,;\in,u;'  been  picked  out,  the  remaindi  r  are  plaicd  on 
mosquito  netting;'  and  between  !a\irs  of  damp  mo:s  in  boxes  of  thin  wood.  I  hese 
bo.xes  are  about  three  inches  dcip  a;;d  contain  foiu"  layers  of  e;4gs.  C'oveis  are  then 
tacked  on  anil  the  boxes  packed  one  upon  another  in  cases  of  dry  moss.  The  outer 
cases  are  of  such  si/e  as  to  allow  a  layer  of  nioss  three  inches  thick  on  all  sides 
of   the   inner    boxes. 

"Care  is  taken  to  sucine  a  temperaturj  1  ul  little  abo\e  freexinj^;  in  the  moss 
of  the  inner  boxes  at  the  time  ol  placin;;  thcin  in  tlie  outer  cases.  The  latter  are 
then  stnffeil  lightly  with  the  drv  moss  and  n.iiled  U|).  I'acked  in  this  wa\',  e.ni^s 
will  bear  hmj^  exposiu'e  to  heal  or  cold  anci  ,i  j^nod  deal  of  rough  handling,  the 
moss  deadeidng  the  force  of  a  jar.  Tluy  are,  however,  sent  at  once  to  their 
destination,  and  every  effort  is  made  to  secr.ic  careful  trc'atment  on  the  way.  l'"ggs 
packed  in  this  manner  ha\e  been  sent  from  lure  to  man_\'  parts  of  the  Inited  Stales, 
and  even   across  the  ocean,  aiul  ha\e  alniosl  aluaxs  aiii\ed   in  excellent  O'der.      Last 


nuiss 
luv   arc 

,      llK' 

tlnir 

Stales, 
Last 


376 


JVitli    /''/v-/\0(i    and    Caiiicm. 


oiocralor  can  tell  in  an  instant  if  the  c^'s^s  arc  ach'anccd 
(:n()iiL;h  to  he  taken,  and  lu:  wiil  not  use  an\'  force;  or 
unnecessary  ])ressure  in  remo\'inL;'  them.  Iliey  ou^lu  tf) 
come  a\\a\'  with  tlie  exercise  of  ahnost  the  hi^luest  touch 
(}[    the    hand. 

"Idle  nude  salmon  is  hancUed  in  e\attl\'  tlie  same  \va\", 
and  his  mik  is  mixed  with  the  eiii's  in  a  nan  without  an\' 
water  heinj^'  acKled.  After  tlie  spawn  and  mik  are  well 
mixed,  the\'  are  allowed  to  stand  a  tew  minutes  in  clear 
water,    and    ai-e    then    placed    in    traxs    in    the    hatchery. 

'■  These   trays   lia\-e    bottoms   couiposetl    of   wire   netting, 


season  a  sliu;lit  niiHliricalion  ol  ilii>.  paikinL;-  \v  as  made  for  ri^;;^  vent  alirciail.  I'hc 
call's  wiTc  ^ci  in.ak'  ihal  wv  cnnlil  I  <■  p!a<t'il  mi  li'p  il  the  imur  cl;.!.;'  Imxrs  which 
■WLTf  arranL,ail  In  .illcw  the  uatrr  from  llu-  i;nltiii;^^  iix-  In  llnu  mcr  ami  anmnil 
but  net  iiitn  l!ur.i,  >ii  that  ihc  nn'-s  in  (ruilact  with  the  c;^:;--  iiii:;ht  in.t  I'vidini' 
too  wet.  .\ri'a!V,^L'nicnt  was  thru  iiiaiSi'  'with  ihr  sli-waril  ol  ihi-  slcamiT  on  wl-.icii 
the  i-'^i^s  rrosT(l  thi-  Athiulii.',  li  kLx-p  ice  in  '.he  ca^i's  (hiriaj;  the  \"ii\a;.;e.  Taiketl 
in    tills    \\a\'    till'    t;^.i;s    reached     ijij;lanil    ami    (  it'rniany    in    t;"iMl    (uder, 

"  Coniii.irison  "I  rt'cords  sliuws  a  i^railual  iiK  reasi.-  ia  ^i.a'  nl'  tile  >chocitlic  sal- 
mon liamlled  at  the  spaw.  niiii.;  --ea-un,  and  a  marked  imrea--e  in  the  _\  ield  nf  e^j;s 
per    tish  : 

Tims    -J'l^     males,     wei.i^lied    and    measured     in     IS77,     a\era;.;eil     li'.S    in.,     i.s    llis. 
"       247         •■  ■•  ■■  ■'  •■      l-S(,,  ■•  'j(i.:l      ••        ;,,4(i   •• 

343     fen'ales,        "  "  "  "      IS77.  "  id.  I       "         l.i)      " 

■;o5  "  "  "  "  "      issd,  ••  :;(i,  1       •■  ',.1;^    " 

while  the  a\era;4e  numlK,'  m|  t;4.L;s  per  Icmale  has  advanced  finiii  alnnit  1)00  to 
about     I  ,^1111. 

"Attempts  .It  (rossin;^  the  dilferent  \arielies  of  lisli  taken  here,  scch  as  Scliondic 
salmon  :nul  lirook  trout,  or  t<i'4iie  .ind  Schooilic  s.dntoii,  ha\e  not  residled  in  vit^or- 
ous  lisli,  allhou^jh  such  lulilids  liaM.  Inen  halcheil,  but  sea  salmon  e;.;^s  lertili/i'd 
with  milt  from  Schoodic  saimon  produce  slron;.;  Ir\  not  in  he  disiin^^uished  from 
the    ordinarx     Schoodic    s.dmoii    lr\.  " 


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78 


IVith     /'7v-/\(n/    ami    Caiucm. 


ami  when  pi, iced  in  the  ii-()iiL;hs,  the  niniiinL;'  water  passi's 
()\"cr  and  a.roimd  ihcin  conslanll)'.  <M  course,  'he  tr.tys 
are  t;\ainiiied  olleii,  and  tli<;  inlerlile  eii.i^s  reinoxcd.  At 
one  hatchery  that  I  \isited  last  Xox-einher  there;  was  a 
\'er)'  hirL,^c  pcrceiUai^e  of  loss,  more  than  half  the  ci^'.i^s 
in  tlu;  tra\s  heiuLi'  white  and  spoiled  Irom  Irosi,  1  think, 
I)iit    <'"enerall\'    the    i)er(H'nta''(:    <'l    loss    is    \'er\'    small. 

"The  artificial  is  a  \ast  inipro\-ement  on  tlie  natural 
method,  the  percenta_L;c  of  loss  in  the  former  heiuL;-  ahout 
the  same  as  the  pei'centai^c  ol  successlul  hatchiuL;"  in  the 
latter,  for  the  milt  diffused  in  the  water  (piickl)'  loses  its 
[)o\ver  ot  im[)reL;"natinL;"  the  o\a,  and  this,  together  with 
the  de[jredations  ol  trout  ;md  other  tish,  which  dart  in 
and  sc;i/.e  th(;  (;,l;,l;s  almost  as  fast  as  they  are  exuded, 
makes  the    percentaL;('    ahsurdK'    small." 

"Yes,  the  trout  hother  the  salmon  some  when  ihey 
are  spawning;',"  said  William,  "hut  not  such  ;i  i.;real  deal, 
h)r    the;    olil    salmon    di'ixcs    them    oil  ;     the    sheldrake    does 


most    misc 


es, 


hi(;f. 


I    answered,    "and    the   wonder    to    me    i:^    that 


there    IS    a    salmon    U 


ft.       ( 


ne    thill',''    IS    i)rett\'    certain 


ami 


on   ol    this   hsh    is   in    the   lu- 


that    is   that   artiticial    propa^ati 

ture    to    be    tlu;    main    reliance    for   the    continuance    o 


f   tl 


ic 


species;   for  the   ilemand   is   now  so   immensi',   and  tlu:  mar- 
ket   so    !4"rcat,    the    natural    method    could    nexcr    suppl)'   it. 


(leal, 
(Iocs 

ihat 

aiul 

\v.   fu- 

f   the 

mar- 

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A     I'liK  I  S-l',|i,ll  i      I'lilNDI-.K." 


38o 


IVitli    riy-Rod    ami    C'^'ucra. 


The  Avork  that  is  now  hcin^;'  done,  ihcrcforc,  1)\-  the  Com- 
missioners of  ihc  States  and  I'roxinces,  is  of  e.xceedinsj^ 
value,  an'!  is  dest-rxiiiL;'  ol  the  greatest  eiu'om'aL;cment  and 
support,  not  onl\'  from  sportsmen,  l)ut  li"om  the;  wiioU'  peo- 
ple, rile  appropriations  ])y  the  diherent  ^ov-ernments  ha\'e 
been  aiism'dK'  mea,L,n-e,  wiien  wc  take  into  eonsideration  the; 
importance  o(  the  woi'k  undertaken  and  its  restilts  aiu'  it 
seems  to  me  that  as  a  mone\ -making'  in\-estment  aloh  • 
the;  \  ai'ious  Commissioners  siuniKl  Ije  unstinted  in  tlieir  re- 
sources." 

"  rile  \"ounL;'  fr\-,  just  hatched,  are  de\-oured  1)\-  small 
.'"Otit    and    the    little    sahiKMi,"    said     \\'illian\ 

"' \  es,"  I  rei_)li(;d,  "and  here  also  the  artilicial  method 
is  an  imi)ro\"ement  on  the  na.tural  :  for  1)\'  it  the  nouuli' 
fr\',  instt;ad  of  l)(;inL;-  in  their  helpless  condition  turned 
adrift  in  tin;  mitlst  of  enemies,  arc;  retained  at  the  hatch- 
cries  until  the\-  ar(;  lari;-e  enouL^li  to  tak<;  i  are  o(  them- 
s(;l\-es,  when  tl"ic\  arc;  distrilnited  in  the;  \arif)us  streams 
to    \\hich    the\-    arc;    allottc;d." 

"It  is  \vx\  inter(;stin^-,"  said  k'rc;  •,  after  I  had  fin- 
ished. "Who  wotild  hax'c;  thought  of  hi'cediiiL;'  sahnoii  like 
so  man}'  chic-kens  tliirt\'  yeai's  ai^o ;  hy  and  \)\  they  will 
breed    cod    and    othei'    sea    hsh." 

"  I  he  y  do  now,"  I  1-epIied  ;  "in  tin;  States  our  Com- 
missioners   lia\c'    hatched    mihions   of    xouii'''   cod;    shad    cul- 


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382  //'////    riy-Roii    (iiiii    CiHi/i'm. 


turc    is    ;in    old    storw    and    now    \\c    arc    hauhiiii;    lohstcrs, 
sciip    and    striped    or    sea    l)ass    in    i^rcal    niunlxrs." 

"Wonderful,"  said  I'rere,  "the  ])ro;.>l*ess  of  science  is 
sonicihinLi'    astouiulin"." 

"\'<'S,"  I  replied,  ■•the  ri\crs  are  hein]^  restocked  in 
the  most  liheral  niannei-,  and  if  the  tlsh  are  ^i\cn  a  fair 
chance,  and  not  wasted,  th<'  prospect  is  ^ood  for  a  stead)' 
iinpro\(iiient    in    an_L;lin!4.  ' 

"1  ha\c  often,"  said  hrere,  "when  1  had  ;i  perma- 
nent canip  ol  a  week  or  ten  da\s,  in  order  that  in\  tish 
niii^ht  not  he  wasted,  sniokecl  all  spare  grilse  and  salmon, 
aiul    the)'    pro\('   delicious    on    the    winter    hreakhist    talde." 

"\'es,"  added  William,  "ami  salted  sea  trout  are  also 
\vx\  line  in  winter.  Soak  them  a  few  hours  and  hroil 
them,    and    the\-    are    nice." 

"I  nexcr  tasteil  any  salt  trout,"  1  replied,  "hut  ha\c 
lieard  that  the  sea  trout  is  \-ery  l^oihI  alter  such  a  pickl- 
ing'; l)ut  1  should  not  fanc\  it;  nothint;  like  the  fi-esh- 
caught    lihh    lor    me.' 

"  ^('S,   the   sea   ti'out    is   at    its    hest   when    just   lroni    the 
water,    althout^'h    it    is    fairl\'    i^ood    \vhen     pickled    like    the 
mackerel;    the    spotted    or    hrook    ti'out.    ho\v'e\'er,    is   worth 
less    when    salted." 

"It  is,"  said  William,  "perfectly  worthless,  toiin'h,  hard 
and    without   an)    taste    but   th(;    salt;    but    I'xc   been    think- 


^icrs, 


•('   1^ 


■(I    11) 


air 


lca(l\- 


•niia- 


lisli 


iiion, 


also 


i)r()i 


ha\  I,' 


|)1CK1 


trcsli- 


■() 


the 
ihc. 
rth 


hard 


uni 


384  //'////     /'7y-/\i>(/    (iN(/    Canni'ii. 


inj;'  ;il)<)ui  what  \<iii  said  ol  tlu'  work  nt  thr  lisli  liatch- 
crics ;  wi'  pay  a  L;t»<'(l  l)it  of  iiioncN  In  ilic  I  )()niiiii()ii  foi' 
fish-breeding-  now,  and  the  netters  on  liie  shore  iL,''et  most 
of    the    Ixni'lii." 

"Ndii  are  rii^lu,"  I  rephed.  "there  is  a  \cr\  i^ood  dis- 
l)ursenieiU  in  the  interests  of  rishcuiture  in  Canada,  and 
it  is  Pior.ey  well  inNcsled.  I  av;ree  with  you  tliat  the 
shore  netters  ai"<-  i^cttin^'  a  hit^'  hon's  share  ot  ilie  results. 
In  plain  siniph'  justice,  in  addition  to  the  cost  o|  license, 
which  is  a  niei'e  ha^atelle,  and  the  small  tax  the\'  now 
pa\'  on  the  nets,  an  additional  tax  should  he  le\i('d  on 
e\'er\  salmon  taken  in  weirs,  iL^ill-nels,  or  othei"  traps  in 
titlal  waters,  either  in  the  1  )ominion  or  \ew  l''n^land 
shores.  Take  foi"  instance  the  Penobscot  l\i\-er  in  Maine, 
and  the  MarL;"aree  in  ("ape  Ureton,  a  few  weir  owners  ai'e 
reaping;'  a  rich  harvest  from  the  work  done  |)\-  the  Com- 
missioners, and  the  State  pa\s  the  hills.  It  is  preposter- 
ous  tliat    a   crop    sown    1)\'    the    ])eople   ol    the    State   should 

f 


)eoi)|(  ■ 


not    he    har\-ested    m    .-,ome    way    hy    the    whole    | 
believe   that,    since   the\'   reap   the   chiet    oortion   of  the   1 


lar- 


gest,   the;   weir    owners    should    \VA\   a    j^ood    libei'al    share    ot 
the    expense   of    planting;'    it,    or   else   their   pri\ileL;cs   shoulil 


l)e    ijrf'atK'    curtailed 


ou    are    rii 


dit,"    said     I-'rere,    "the    netters    and    weir 
f; 


owners   are    haxMiiij'   an    iinlau"    a(l\anta''( 


f   liar- 
art'    ot 


weir 


386 


H'itli    lUv-Rod    and    Camera. 


"liKk'ctl  tb('\-  arc,'  fxclainu'd  Ilirani,  "sonic;  of  them 
ai'v.'  i^cltin^'  rich  ndtiiiL;'  the  lish  the  ("joxcrnnicnt  raises, 
while  we  poor  (le\ils,  who  ha\(;  hard  work  to  yc;!  a  hv- 
iiiL;',    hartU}'    see    a    sahiioii    to    call    it    our    own." 

■"Well,"  I  re[nieil,  "you  must  a^ntatc;  the  matter.  See 
to  it  that  wise  ami  tlisinterestetl  law-makers  are  s(.:nt  to 
your  Parliament,  men  who  will  ri^ht  the  tiling;".  I'nless 
something'  is  dont;  sahnon  will  j^row  scarcer,  no  matter  how 
man\'  ari;  planted.  '\\\(i.  lisher)'  othctirs  ha\'e  alreatl)'  per- 
ceix'ed    the    e\il    and    r-  portetl    upc^i    it.'" 

"'  In  tint  Annual  Krpint  i.l  ilu'  I  )L'])annu'iu  (if  l-'ishcrios  of  ' 'anaihi  Idr  I3S6,  [ 
fiiul  ll.c  liilluw  iuL;:  "In  .\r\\'  llnm--\\irL  iIk'  inip'-uscniciU  in  llic  lalch  nf  salniim, 
wl'irli  !narks  lasl  yi.i  s  rrlinn,  was  nut  MiNlaiiU'il  ;  llic  li;;urcs  standnij;  I /Jcjl  ,255  lbs. 
in  I'-Sii,  against  1 ,4,;7  3 1 (>  111--.  in  l>.-^5.  'I  his  unsar  .laiidry  rL-sult  is  attrilnitalilc  to 
i'>avssi\r  nc'.tin;^'  in  I'li,-  iul  il  (.■^luarirs,  whii'li  i)i\'\  cnls  liie  salnicin  ironi  rcai'liin;^'  tiiuir 
spawnin;^  IkiN  in  t!ie  uppi  r  |)iiri!i.n  nl  lliu  riwrs.  'I'Iu.tl-  is  aNo  a  niaiiu-ci  !'.;llinij 
1,11'    in     the    i.at(h    III'    lia'---,     altrilnilalilu    to    the'    same    cause." 

\\  .     II.     \\nnin;_;.     l---ii.,    s.i\--;        "   I  he    ineica^e     in    the    oateh    of    salmon,     wiiiell 


It    1 


t    M-.irs    I'l -U  ns,    ]ias    not     liren    siislameil.         KejeetniL;'    thrones,    and    con- 


rir.in"     ni\--ell    to    t.ie    oji^erwlion 


if    faei^,     I     ha\e     f 


e     lor    sevt-ral    years    I'xpiesseil     mv 


eonvietion,  ih.it  inuler  exislin;;'  (  i:c  unislanc  js  no  permanent  inipfovcnier.l  in  (,  sal- 
mon ji'-herii'S  (.m  rea-onalily  !»■  expeeled.  I  hi.-se  faels  are,  ih.iL  in  l"'74  the  salmon 
eateli   in    Ni-w    Ihini'-wiek  \\.is  3,j  14,  1  ■^j   llis.      Since  railways  liavc  cnahletl  fresh  salmon 


to   I'eac 


h   ilistant   markets,    ti.v    nnmliei'  of    n-h 


ermen    has   nicreased,   and    unproved   app 


ances 


have    been    employed,    not    on'y    alon^'   the    coast,    hut    fi'om    the    estuaries    to    the 


headwaters     of    all    our     ri\ers     to     which     salmon     re^or 


I.       With    th 


IS    nicrease    ni    the 


numlier    of    men    li^-hini.;-.     .'ind    with     these    impio\id    appliances    for    catchin:;'    llsh,    the 


Uch     last     Near    w 


IS    onlv    l,4< 


7,?'r 


an  I    this    \rar   onlv 


Iv    1,268,3;;  II) 


(  U  erseer     \  er.H' 
nsw  ick    side    of    th 


'f    the    l\i\er    D 


i\  i-li m     sa\ ' 


the    catch    niiule    on    the     New 


■-tiLiouche    was    Irss    than    that    of    List    \ear.       This    de 


is    attributed    to    unlavmable    winds    in    the    earl\-    jiart    of    the    seasoi.    and    tu    excessivt 


nettnu 


at    the    month    of    the    river. 


.illing 


iiiil    con- 


sscil     mv 


alniiiii 


.alniiiM 


|(.h1   appli- 

,      tl)      lIlL' 

c    in    tlic 
lish,    the 


Itlu-     New 


excessive 


388 


ll/'itli    I'ly-Rod    and    Cainem. 


"Every  salmon  that  is  netted  should  hear  its  fair 
share  of  the  expense  of  the  artihcial  propagation  of  the 
species,  and  what  that  share  is  can  l)e  easil)'  fiL;-ured,  for 
the  percentage  and  cost  of  development  are  well  known. 
If,    for    instance,    five    hunth'ed    salmc 


)n    are    m    one    season 


taken    in    tlie    nets   and   weirs   about    tlie   moiitli   of   a   river, 


there   sliouiil   Ix^   a   tax   levied   upon   those;   fish  which 


wou 


Id 


pay    tlie    expense    ot    planting    and    maturing 
hundred    others." 

"Wouldn't    there    he    a    (''ood    deal     of 


at    least    five 


machinery    and 
red    ta[)c;    n(!ed(Hl    in    such    a    method?"    askeil    h'rere. 

"Not  necessarily,"  1  re[)lied ;  "a  \ery  simple,  plain 
law  could  be  enacted  that  wou.ld  meet  all  the  re(|uire- 
ments ;  perhaps  a  stated  tax  on  the  number  of  salmon 
taken  in  the  nets  and  weirs  —  the  tax  being  based  on  the 
ascertained  statistics  of  cost  ot  production  —to  bt;  usetl  in 
developing    fishculture    w(,)uid    be    enough." 


Tl 


lere    is   no   doubt   \(ui   are    ris^ht,     said 


]• 


re  re 


the 


remarkable   growth   of  the   lobster-canning    iiulustrx'    on    our 


shores    is    an    illustration    m    p(Mnt. 


All 


aloiiLi'    our 


C 


ana- 


dian    sc;aboard    lol)Ster    tr 


app 


in; 


has    jjcen    pushed    to   sue! 


an 


extent  that   in   many  localities  where  the   fisli   was  form- 


erly  abundant,    it    is    now  almost    extinct. 


\' 


es, 


I 


d    t 


replii'tl,      and    trapping   and    netting   will    do 


d< 


the  same   for   the;   salmon.       It   is   for  us  anglers    to    check 


plain 

umon 
n  the 
cd  in 

'  the 
m   our 
Cana- 
;)    such 
form- 
will   do 
check 


390  With    Fly-Rod    and    Camera. 


\\  i 


the  evil  all  we  can,  tor  it  is  to  us  that  the  great  work 
of    restocking    our    rixcrs    is    due." 

"llow    is    that?"    asked     krere. 

"Why,  llic  idea  origiualed  with  that  prince  of  sports- 
men, Henr\'  W.  ilerhcrt,  Ixltcr  known  as  k'rank  korres- 
ter,  and  it  A\as  adx'ocated  hy  othcir  sportsmen,  and  pushed 
and  pushed  until  the  (kiTerent  goxcrnments  took  it  up,  and 
it    has    now    attained    wonderful    i)ropoi-tions.  '''       ^'es,    it    is 

*  111  the-  I'.ilinl)ur,L;li  Xrw  l'hilosopli'iC<il  /,'in-ii,ii'  fnr  July,  l^f/i.  tlu-vc  is  ;in  nc- 
(.■iiunl  iif  Kimc  cxiKTinirnts  made  1)\'  Mr.  Shaw.  (  umiiu  ntin;^'  mi  tliusc  I'xpci  imcnls 
Mr.     lliTbcrl,    in    his    lumk    "ii    "  Msh    ami     t'ishin^."    says; 

"  Mr.  Shau,  it  srenis.  ciU'-nl  three  ])(imls  1m  lie  made,  of  tliffercnt  si/:cs,  at 
about  liltv  yard^  distant  frmn  a  s.dmnn  ri\er,  the  I'.rilh,  the  pmids  liein;^'  sujipiicd 
\i\  ;i  sire. mi  (if  sprin;^'  Avatt-r  will  furni-hi.(l  uilli  I,ir\a'  of  inseet>.  The  average 
temper.iture  of  liie  water  in  tlie  ri\ulet  w.is  ratlier  hi;.;her  and  less  v.iri.ahle  than  of 
tli.it  in  the  rixer;  ()lher\vi>e  the  einumstanees  df  the  ma  eunt.iined  in  the  jionds, 
;nid  of  the  yi'Uiij;-  fr\'  pr'iduei.-d  iherefnnii,  «ere  preeisel)'  similar  t^  tluise  of  the 
sp.iwn    aid    fry    in    the    ri\er. 

"  (  lliscrving  two  salninii,  male  and  female,  in  the  ii\er  preparing'  to  deposit  their 
sjj.-iwn,  Mr.  Sli.au-  prepared  in  the  shiiv^le  by  the  stream's  ed.u;e,  .a  sm.ill  liiiieh  through 
■A-llieh  he  liirected  a  stream  ni  water  frimi  the  river,  and  at  the  lower  eNtremity  of 
the    trcneh    plaeed    a    large    earthenware    ba--ii;    to    reeei\e    the    i>\a. 

"This  dune,  b\'  means  iif  .a  liimji  net  he  secured  the  two  lisli  whieli  he  had 
observed,  .and  plaeing  the  female,  while  .alive,  in  the  trench,  fureed  her  b_\-  gentle 
pressure  of  lur  Imdv  to  depo-it  In  r  o\.a  in  the  trench.  The  male  lish  w.as  then 
placed   in   the   s.iine    positinn,   and    a   iinantity  of   the    niilt   being  ])re^-.(_'d    from    his    body, 


pas 


d   down   tlu'  stream  ;ind    Ihoroughlv    impregn.ited    the   o\.i,    which    were    then    tra 


ferrcd   to   the   basin,   and  thence   to  the  up]>er  stream   which   fed   the  upper  pond,   where 
they    were    co\'ered    up    a.s    U'-uai. 

Mr.  Herbert  docs  not  gi\c  the  ])ercentagc  of  fi\-  th.it  resulted  from  this  and 
•at  that  time  iio\el,  and  which  wc  would  now  call  a  cruile  attempt  at  lishcnlture  ;  but 
that  it  was  a  success  hi-  lant;nage  cverywheie  implies,  as  he  gixe-  the  period  of  in- 
cubation   in    ditferenl     degrees    of    temperaliire    of    the    water,    and    describes   the    \arioUs 


■        iJHWfiWP 


he  liad 
icntle 

IS  then 
body, 
irans- 
whcre 

lis    and 
;    Imt 
1   .>r   in- 
variiius 


392  IV nil    lUy-Rod    and    Ca/neni. 


V   I 


(hie  lo  anglers  and  their  cfTorts  tliaL  nian_\-  of  our  rivers 
now  teem  wilh  fish,  which  tlic  i^rccd}-  wasic  liie  sense- 
less   butchery    h)     others    had    rendered    harren." 

st;i;;i"  I'f  ^;ri)\vlli  nf  ilic  mmi'i--  li-h  lli;i!  uoio  lialilinl.  Ni>\\-  fiT  an  aijplicalinu  nf 
this  huiIkkI,  Mr.  I  l(il.(.-ri  lii  ilir  ncci,!  d'  the  il'lnris  lir  \va>  inaUiiiL;-  f'T  tin;  pro- 
icclioii    aril    [)ni])ai,silii'n    nl     llic    salniMii,    sas^: 

"1  ha\c  statrd  lliat  llic  Inu-  ^alninn  \\  a>  wml  in  fcininT  yars  \,>  run  up  into 
Scni'ca,  ea_\il;..;a,  ami  nlhrrs  of  llic  small  lakrs  c.f  crnlval  Ncvv'  \i'\\,  and  i.-xprcssi'il 
a  ilDubt  wlu'llu'r  it  Ma>  nut  u^iw  iir<\cnl.il  I'n.m  ildiii--  so  l'\  the  ulisirnclidns  in  the 
()s\vcf,'<)  Kiver.  Iti  the  cnur-c-  cf  a  xi^il  l"  t'lat  inliia-scir,--  rr-ion  durin-'  thi-  jiasl 
antunin,  1  hail  an  oppurtnnily  i>\  \  iiil\  in^;-  this  doiiht  ;  and  I  fcMind,  as  indL-rd  I 
I'.xpi'Ocd,  that  the  true-  salnmn  has  (•ascd  \u  rxist  in  lliMse  ln-autilul  wahis.  h  is 
uilh  ^r<al  pleasure,  li.iwexer,  th.il  1  lay  lielcre  n,_\-  readers  an  laiaitnuiU  [■ -i'  the 
prcscrvatinn  of  thai  nol.le  llsh,  jusl  passnl  hy  the  Supervisors  of  the  ifUntx'  ol 
Oswf^M.,  in  ecaifoiiuilv-  with  the  aet  ol'  the  State  1  e,L;islallire,  eoimn'' !  in.:;  the  eare 
(if    "aiiie,    and    the    passin;^-    of    -anie    laws,    to    thosi.-     Hoards    ihrou-hout    tli^    >ounl_\." 

'Ihis  act  (entitled  "An  A.  I  for  the  I'restrval  Jou  of  S.dmon  in  the  Sahnon  River 
and  Lake  ( 'ntario  eonti-uous  thereto,"  passed  Pve.  IJ,  is;(,i,  Mr.  ilerhert  says  is 
precisely  what  it  slionld  be,  and  relleets  the  hi-hes;  ,  iTdii  on  the  liberality,  wisdoni 
and  ener'.^y  of  the  Hoard  wiiieli  en.ieted  it.  "I  only  re-ret  that  its  provisions  extend 
onlv  to  a  sinyle  river;  but  I  trust  that  this  defeet  will  be  amended  and  that  the 
(tswe^o  Kiver,  and  the  Seneca.  e,iyii;,„'a  and  other  ontKls  will  receive  the  same  priv- 
ik-.u^e,  which  would  doid)lless  le.id  to  the  speedy  re-establishnient  of  the  .salmon  iil 
those     lowly    and    limjiid    w, iters." 

The  act  referred  to  w.is  so  length)'  tliat  I  will  not  i|uoie  it  here,  suffice  it  to 
snv  tli.it  It  was  a  \er\'  slron,;;  one  in  the  direction  ol  thorou,L;li  protection  of  the 
salmon  from  :,eiliing,  slieariny  an  !  destruition  b\-  metliods  now  considered  baleful  in 
the  hi^diest  degree.  Mr.  .Herbert  further  on  sa.ys,  and  1  ask  your  partieular  atten- 
tion    to    this: 

"I  earnestly  reeonuuend  the  iiassage  c'  similar  laws  to  this,  by  the  Legislatures 
of  the  various  Eastern  Stales,  especiall)-  b\-  that  of  Maine,  in  reference  to  every  river 
eastward,  ;it  least,  of  the  month  of  the  Kenneliec,  as  the  only  method  by  which 
the  speedily  approaching  extinction  of  the  salmon  can  be  pre\enteil.  I  have  no 
doubt,  however,  tli.at  if  the  same  l.iws  were  passed  by  the  Legislatures  ol  e,,nnec- 
ticut  and  New  York,  with  regard  to  the  line  river  which  -ives  n.an,  ;  to  that  lirst 
State,    and    to    the    noble    Hudson,    coupled    with    an    absolute    prohibition     to     take    or 


.:e   it   to 

.f    the 

luful  in 

atten- 

li'urcs 
,  rivi-r 
■Aliich 
.ivc  no 
(innce- 
hal  lii-Nl 
tai<c    or 


* 


394 


JVith    Fly- Rod    iiiu    Camera. 


"So    that    \v'.'    an,L,^lcrs    .ire    i^rood    for    something;'    after 
all,"    said    I'rcrc. 

"\^es,"    I    r('|)lic(I,    "and    now    that    \vc    liavc    sr.ccccdeii 


destroy  tlu'  salinnn,  fm-  llic  spaci'  (if  live  years,  that  this,  the  kiii;j  of  lishcs,  mipht 
fie  rt'-iiitniduci'il  iiili«  thdsi.  w.iUrs  l'\-  tlic  ailnptinn  of  the  siin()lc  iiK'thod  I  have 
describiil.  Anil  I  takr  Ihis  ii|)|i(irlunily  nf  slating-  that  I  have  giidd  hope  of  making 
sui'li  arrangenunts  ,is  will  cnaMc  iia'  to  procure  in  this  coming  spring,  Mich  supplies 
of  ;he  sahnon  fry,  in  the  stale  I'.hich  .uhuits  of  their  traiT^portation  from  N'ova 
.Scotia,  .'s  will  suftice  to  establish  the  possibility  of  the  undertaking.  It  is  my  inten- 
tion, shoiihl  I  Miccced  in  obtaining  the  support  or  cncour.igcment  from  the  legislature 
of  New  Jersey,  to  m.ikc  tlic  experiment  in  the  tributaries  of  the  Passaic;  .and  should 
it  lie  suecessful,  I  can  oidy  aild  that  it  uill  give  nu-  but  loo  much  jilcisure  to  assist 
.any  gentleman  in  procuring  the  me,iii<  of  re-stocking  any  w.iters  on  which  thev  mav 
reside,    with    this    most    game    ar.  !    noblc-t    of    lishes." 

The    carne--t    elforts    of    Mr.     iler''crt    bore    good    fruit,    the    r,ui\ement    which    was 
Urst    suggested    b\'    him    and    set    on    toot    progressed     wondertull)-.       ()ther    sportsmen 

becaiiu'    interc'-ted    in    and   ad\oc,iled    it    in   i\ery   direction.        i'he   r,"ood    uork    went   on  ; 

I 


th 


iliect     was    more    and     more     discussed,    .ind     legislali\('    .'.ction     more    .ind     more 


stiv   .asked    for,    um'l    tin.ilU,    ,is   (hailc 


diock, 


itlu 


;portsmau   whose    name 


IS   respi 


cited 


liy    .anglers    c\er\«lierc 


vrilcs   in    jsT';,    alter  eommentnig   o 


n    th 


e   almost 


absolute    extinction    which    h.ul    threatened dur    salmon: 


N 


everlheless,    \ 
f 


luck 


pirscverance. 


imbined    with    fortuitous    circumstances, 


ed    our    siroams    from    tot.il    ilepopulation. 


Th 


subject    w.is    kt'pl    in    agitation    b 


itlemcn    wiio   were  awake   to    the   value    of    liu'se   material    interests;    i;    w.is   constantiv 


mipresse 


(1    upon    tlic    attention    of    the    .authorities    of    sevend    .Sl.ati 


■|- 


len.    one    .alter 


.another,     the    Mates    .ippointed 


maile    aiiiiropriations 


.ami   now   \\  c 


■ish     ( 


lissioners,    delegated    powiis     to    thei 


■■land     took     the     lead. 


New    \'ork 


I  omm 


ha\e    [I    will   adii    in   .addition    to   the    Inited   Stales   I'ommission, 
issioneis   in    thirty-seven    .States   and     Territories!.       lanada    also   took   hold   of   the 


matter    in    sober    t-arnest,    .and    ap|)ointed    a    l''islu'ry    (  oniinission    which    proved    wondc 


full 


V    ellieient    iii    workin'.j 


Hit    the    most 


It  if-, 


111""    result- 


While 


Mir     Stat 


es     were 


impeded    in    obtaining    lueaiis    of    replenishing    our    ri\-ers,    which    tlie\'   did 


not    posse- 


ith 


irogress    m    llie 


th 


■re.it    win 


I  an 


with     superior    natural    facililie 


recall 'cr.it  10:1,    am 


now    m    .1    lair    wav 


made    rapid 
if    restoriu!/ 


to    her    rivers    the    salmon    in    all    their    former    wonderful    pient)'. 


anccs, 

m    by 

;inlly 

after 

ami 

ission, 
.f  till- 
)ncK-r- 

WITC 

I'V   dill 

rapid 

itorinii 


.V    ■I'llKI-.l'.    I'oi  Ml   Si:a     iKdl   I . 


39^ 


//'////     I'lx-Roii    mid    Cdiiicrn. 


ii     > 


in  t;cttin_L,f  the  autlioritics  ai  work  rcstoi  >  the  depleted 
ri\"i'rs,  and  ha\c  also  Mu-cccdcd  ;n  i^ctliiim  wise  laws  lor 
tlM'  protection  of  the  tish  in  the  streams,  it  is  lor  us  to 
see    to    their    cnhu'cenient. 

"No  amount  of  ll\ -lishing',  or  surtaei.'-tishin^',  as  it  is 
t(!rnied,  can  deplete  a  salmon  stream,  for,  as  you  know, 
though  there  ma)'  he  hundreds  ol  fish  IxinL;-  in  the  pools, 
it  is  onK'  a  \'er\',  \cr)'  small  ])ro|)ortion  that  will  rise  to 
the  lly,  no  matter  how  skillliil  the  anj^hr  ma\-  he,  no 
matter  how  patientl\-,  how  dili^cntK'  lut  ma)'  lal.)or  with 
them.  So  well  recoi^nized  is  this  fait,  that  in  )'our  Cana- 
dian l*"isheries  Laws,  which  are  careful!)'  and  wisel)'  drawn, 
while  the  use  of  nets,  spears,  and  all  manner  of  other  de- 
vices for  the  capture  of  salmon  ami  trout  is  ahsoluteiy 
forbidden  in  the  streams  under  heavy  penalties,  there  are 
no  restrictions  against  ll\'-lishinj^-  durinjj;'  the  entire  open 
season.  In  fact  the  law  s[)ecially  [)rescribes  'that  it  shall 
be    laii'fiil  to    fish    for,    catch    and    kill    salmon    with   a    rod 


anc 


d   line  in   the   manner  known   as    ll\'   surface    tishm 


11^ 


■k 


an 


d 


the    an^der    ma\'    get    his    lease    ,uul    take    all    the    fish    his 
o-ood    luck   will    bring-   to    gaff,    safe    in    the    confidence    that 


he    is   to   be    free;    from    all    molestation    whate\er 


And   it 


is    a    wis(;   law  ;     for    where    he    cai)ture;i    with    the    lly    one 
fish,    scores   of   (.)thers   escape   his   efforts,    and    live    to    per- 


petu; 


ite    tl 


leir    sixxies. 


H 


ow    won 


Id    It    be    if    there    were 


pcr- 


Averc 


1 1  FADS  OK  Ska  TRorr. 


39^  //'////     /'7\'/\(h/    (till/    ('(fiiicnf 


no  laws  lOrhiddiiiL;  tli''  capiiin'  <i|  tlirsc  lish  li\  <illu:r 
nnilidds,  unwise  and  wasldiil  inctliods  as  tli(\  have  Itccii 
proven  lo  lie?  Mow  would  it  lir  il  such  rt'stricliv  (•  laws 
wci'f  not  ciilOrccil  '  I  .el  lui'  ,L;i\i'  \ou  a  single  illusiraiion 
ill   reply. 

"A  i-i\ci-  was  leased  l)\  ihree  ol"  I'our  L;tMUleni<n  lor 
a  term  of  \e.u's.  I  lies  were  eiiiluisiastic  diligent  anglers 
and  iK-lishernieii,  who  Iiad  taken  all  the  de^i-ees  in  iheir 
art.  'Their  whole  season  .L;a\i'  a  score  ol  onls  e|e\fn  sal- 
mon. \ei  the  ri\cr  sliowcd  an  .iliundance  ol  tish  in  e\cr\' 
pool.  In  one  ni^hi,  alter  the  close  season  had  hei^un. 
si.\l\-li\('  salmon  were  netted  hy  poachers  in  oiH'  pool, 
anil  later.  e\cn  when  the  lish  were  on  their  spawning- 
Ijeds.  the  net  plied  its  deadly  work,  so  that  unijueslion- 
abl\'  se\-eral  lumdl'ed  of  the  lish  were  killed,  .md  the  ri\(r 
was    almost    depletetl. 

•'  That  ri\ci-  is  now  so  well  L';narded  that  |)oac]i('rs 
cannot  do  much  mischief,  hut  if  there  were  no  laws  lor- 
biddin^;'  such  shameful  waste,  how  loni:;  would  it  he  helore 
the    salmon    woidd    hecome    extinct  ,•' 


Tl 


le     lish     iinis/    \isit     the     fresh-watei'    streams     in    tlu 


jrc'eclimj'    season. 


he     s|)awn     can     he    \i\itied     and     the 


nouul;'  proiluced  onl\-  in  the  cool  li\in^'  wa.ters  ol  the 
rix'ers.  If  the  net  and  spear  and  seine  were  allowed  to 
do  their  work,   if   no  restricti\e  laws  were   made,  how    many 


the 

ilu- 

the 

U) 


ryr 


\ 


400 


//'■////     /•/v-/\oii    and    Caiitcra. 


\-cars    would    it    rc(iiiirc    for    tlic    species    lo    herome    extinct? 
Bui     \'er\  ,     \e|-y     tew     indeed. 

"Now.  who  anioui^  all  ihe  people,  anioni,;-  all  the  tish- 
ermen.  amoiiLi'  all  those  who  would  laki'  and  use  tlu;  sal- 
mon, would  he  most  likel\-  to  eii<l;'avor  to  prevent  its  Av- 
striiction  in  the  rixcrs?  AssunHJly  almost  no  one  hut  the 
angler,  the  tlN-fishernian.  lie  has  studieil  the  habits  of 
the  lish.  he  knows  that  the  raee  to  he;  pt'rpetuated  must 
visit  the  rivers,  and  he  knows  that  cooiK-d  uj)  as  they  are 
in  the  narrow  limits  of  the  •  >ols,  ])ackeil  together,  as  they 
sometimes  are,  as  closeh  as  the\  can  lie,  th;it  the\-  would 
be  absolutcK-  at  the  merc\-  of  the  netter.  Idierefore.  to 
preserve  the  race,  he  endeaxors  to  secure  tlie  enactment 
of  wise  laws  for  its  preservation,  and  tries  to  secure  their 
{■nforcemi-nt." 

"'rh(;  poachers  ai  e  a  hard  lot."  said  William,  when 
I  had  emled.  "and  man)-  of  them  would  not  st(M>  at 
almost    any    crime." 

"  N'ou  are  rii^hl."  1  replied,  "they  are  a  Iku'cI  lot,  and 
thev  are  becoming  more  and  more  defiant.  So  reckless 
have  the)'  become  that  wardens  and  o\ci-seers  now  lee' 
as  if  their  lives  are  in  damper  If  the\  tr)-  to  eutorce  the 
laws.  in  fact  murdei-  of  wardens  has  alread\-  been  done 
in    one    of    our    New     I'.n^land    .States,    aiul    also    ol    a    lad\-. 


).-, 


the   wile  ol    a  \isitmi;-  sportsman,    m    xour  own    I'rovmce   o 


)f 


I 


402 


IVitli    Flv-Rihi    and    Camera. 


New  Brunswick,  •■'  and  \()ur  I'ishcrics  Reports  inipK'  that 
matters  are  _i;rowin_L;-  worse;  and  worst',  tlic  li\i'S  and  prop- 
erty of  wardens  beinj;-  v;onstantly  in  jeopardy  it  they  cn- 
tleavor    to    enforce    the    hiws. 

"  IJut  let's  to  beil,"  I  continued,  arising;'  and  enterint,^ 
the;  tent,  "we  cannot  sit  up  mucii  loii^vr  without  niakini;' 
a    niLi'ht    of    it." 

"\'es,"  answc;red  I'"rere,  "our  talk  was  so  engrossini;- 
1    had    no    idea    it    was    so    lati;." 

It    elid    not    retjuire    much    time    for    us    to    L;('t    uniler 


*  ( )n  thn  roliiiiuc-  Kivcr;  loiniiniiuinn  upcii  wliicli  I  liml  in  llii-  kt-pon  u\  tlit- 
Maino  Cc.mnli^-iolK•^^  of  !■  i•^!K•I■iL■s  :ui(l  OaiiK-,  l>.->.  llic  l.iil.pwin-'  cxlract  lr..ni  /or- 
C--.1  iiiui  Straxin:  "  h  lias  k'^ww  lo  pas-  imwadays  that  In  clin  uiiiK'  all  uvuiits  ccii- 
nectL'd  Willi  slKnUini;-  aiul  lisliin,!^'  iiumiis  i,,  drMiti-  sp.ux-  lo  ivports  wliicli  properly 
beloiiji  in  ihc  criminal  thus  df  ilic  daily  prt-ss.  ii  was  ..nly  llu-  <.llK-r  day  ihal  we 
recorded  the  murder  on  llie  ■l'oi)i(pie,  and  llu-  -ross  miscarria.i^e  of  jnslice,  by  which 
llie  niiscreaiils  escape<l  ni^lileous  punisliinenl.  I'.ut  ii'  murderers  of  women  -o  unhim^' 
in  New  I'.runswick,  they  si-i-  l.i  it  ihat  the  hemp  has  its  <.wn  out  in  \\\nmin;^-. 
'I'hal  Territory  has  a  law  foibiddin--  the  kiilin-'  of  -ame  for  market.  In  spile  of 
this,  skin  hunters  and  meat  Imnlers  have  in  years  past  in\adeil  the  I  errUory  and 
plieil  their  trade.  Iliis  can  be  done  no  lon;^er  with  impmiily.  I'ui)lic  leelino  is 
on  the  side  of  the  iau."  Ipon  which  the  Keport  makes  ihr  followin-"  comment: 
"Where  inlerb'renee  with  -ame  la«  break.vs  has  resulted  in  personal  violence  and 
crime,  the  fact  h.is  stood  cle.-irly  revealed  llial  the  offenders  ai^^ainsi  the  -ame  laws 
are  desperate  characters,  and  when  lliesr  oheiists  are  re-arded  with  Kniency,  the 
tone  of  the  com.nnnilv  is  .d.ased.  It  was  s, ,  with  the  Maine  Shacker  incendiaries, 
the  do.trs^ers  who  killed  ihe  Maine  w.irdens,  ihe  New  lirnnswick  salmon  spearers, 
and  the  Wyomin-'  skin  hunlers.  i  awlessness,  with  n  spiel  lo  one  class  of  statutes, 
here  means  rel)ellion  a;.rainsl  nood  order  and  the  bonds  of  -ociely.  I  tesperate  mis- 
creants who  break  the  ■^ame  laws  show  themselves  readv  lo  si., ml  at  nothini;,  not 
cNcii    murder." 


1   prop- 


akiiv. 


HK 


rossinu; 


Icr 


t    line 


port    of    Uic 
:   from    loi- 
cvt-nts    con- 
,1,    properly 
y   tluil    we 
bv   whii'h 
MO  imhuiiiA' 
W  xoniinL;. 
11    spite    of 
iritory    ami 
fee  11  111;    i'^ 
eoninieiit  : 
ioleiiee    anil 
oaiiie    law- 
.nieiuy,    ilie 
lineeiuliarie--, 


■arers, 


if  statutes, 
lerate    mis- 
Inotliiiv^.    not 


404 


/r////     /•7\'-/\(>(/    and    i'diiirni. 


the  blankets,   ami   in   a   \cr\    few   niinufs  the  hcax'v  breath- 


xw^    of    in\     companions    indicaletl     thai    the\     were 


in    U\v 


ant 


1    ot" 


ilreanis. 


(luicki 


ollowed    them,    and    was    soon 


in  imai^ination  hoUlin^'  a  poacher  with  one  hand  ami  plas- 
in:^-  a  twent)-pound  salmon  with  the  other,  a  feat  whic-h 
in    m\-    wakin"-    moments    1    siionld    he    l<Jth    to    undertake. 


If  ' 


(■ii.\pti:r   VI. 


TiiK    l.\^r    Dw    IN    CsMi'.     •     SivwsiM,    H\i!ri>    nr   nii:    S\i,\iii\.     <     Salmon 
l<i  \^.      ■       I  111.    Si  \    'Ik'ii  1,     II-,    (iwiiNi^^,     IIS    liii-,rin.       •       Tiii-,    Win- 

MNISll.        •         l.\KI',      I'.IiW  \KI>.        •         I.NKI'.     Si.     jdllN     AM)     II-     l'l-IIIN(;.        •         I'lll-. 
ri.Rli;ii\(\      AM)     Till:     Asill'APMoli  IliiTAN      |-'l\i;RS,  •  'rill.;       I  ,A.\D- J  vUCKl'.P 

Salmon. 


'I' 


17 <  ) R  a  week  ouf  U'lii  i-emaincd  as  licadquarters ;  up 
^  the  stream  aiul  ilowii  we  \isite(l  llie  \arious  pools 
uithin  three  or  four  miles,  and  \vc  had  L;l<'rious  success, 
c;very  pool  yieldino'  up  its  tribute  to  our  prowess.  TouLi'h 
and  ru_n'_L^ed  aiul  strom^-  we  became,  and  as  brown  as  l;)'])- 
sies.  b'or  ten  da)s  wc  had  now  lixcd  in  the  woods,  and 
they  were   te'U   da\s  of  most   intense    enjo\'mt!nt. 

The  time  A\as  rapidly  drawing-  near  when  we  must 
return  a,L;ain  to  the  civilized  world.  'Ihere  had  fallen 
but  little  rain,  and  the  ri\er  was  |)retly  low,  so  that  the 
prospect  for  runnino"  down  the  stream  in  the  canoe  to 
the  mouth  of  the  ri\er  was  not  of  the  best;  and  it  was 
therefore    with    no    little    satisfaction    that    on    the    mornmg^ 


i,   cintl 

must 

fallen 

at    the 

lOC     to 

it   was 


y. 


4o8 


U^itli    I'l\-l\od    ami    Canicm. 


of  l!u;  last  (lay  in  caiii|)  we  hchcld  i\\r  clouds  j^athcr- 
\\v^  ill  hcax)-  masses  in  the  west,  and  all  the  indications 
pointin;^    to   a   heavy   storm. 

I'>arly  in  the  afleiMioon  the  rain  bei^an,  and  for  six- 
tetm  solid  hours  poured  as  1  ne\(;r  l)c;forc  nor  since  iiavc 
seen  it  come  down.  It  fell  literall\-  in  sheets,  and  if  we 
had  not  heen  well  coxcred  we  should  have  had  an  iin- 
comfortahh;  time  of  it.  Ihit  our  can\as  roof  L^^avc  us 
perfect  protection,  and  aside  from  the;  discomfort  of  be- 
iuL;'  ohliij^cHl  to  keep  conlmed  so  closely  \\c  passed  the 
time    \('r\'    well. 

\\\;  "kilk:d  time"  tellini^"  lishiiiL;-  aiul  huntiiiL^  stories, 
antl  from  these  wc;  natural!)'  drifted  into  discussim;-  the 
h.ihits  of  \arious  i'lsh,  p;irticularly  the  sea  trout  and  sal- 
mon. In  re])ly  to  a  (juestion  concerninj^'  the  spawning- 
habits    of    the    salmon,    Willi. un    said  :  ''' 

"As  \()u  know,  when  the\'  lu'st  come  into  the  ri\('r 
they  are  sil\er\'- bright,  and  )()u  cannot  tell  the  males 
from  the  females  unless  \-or,  (-xamine  Lhem  \ery  closely. 
But  after  a  while  the  male  becomes  wry  dark  and  poor, 
,md    his    lower    jaw    L;r()ws    \-er)-    long"    and    hooked    at    the 


eml.      Some  thiid<;  that  this  hook  couk 


s  so 


that  the   males 


can    iluht    olf   enemies   l)ett(M-.    but    I    believe    that   it   arrows 


oil 


t  so  that  he  c; 


\n  m 


o\e  the.  stones  with    it  in   the  s 


pawn- 


itim    fri'in    m\    n(>l(.'^ 


gather- 
cations 

or  six- 
c.  have 
I  if  wc 
an  uii- 
avc  us 
of  be- 
icd    the 

stories, 
w^  tlu; 
md  sal- 
)a\vning' 

le    riv(;r 
males 

closely. 

(1   poor, 
at    the 

e   males 

t   i^rows 
spawn- 


vr. 

0 


4IO 


// '////     /■7v-/\()(/    am/    (  aiiicnh 


inj^r  beds  in  the  riven  lie  roots  ihcin  up,  l;()0(1  sized 
ones,  too,  and  it  is  vcr\'  curious  watchinir  him.  I'lic  fc- 
jiiiilc  seems  to  keep  lier  shape,  hut  the  mah;  becomes 
\er\-  j)()or,  and  he  lias  a  dark,  rchhsh  color  aloni^;  his 
belly.  The)-  i^eiierall}'  spawn  either  in  the  tail  of  a  jxx)! 
or  at  the  head  of  it,  and  s^eneralK'  in  from  one  to  three 
feet  (jf  nater,  althoutj^h  1  ha\<'  seen  them  spawning"  in 
six    feet    of    water." 

"\'es,"  added  Hiram,  "and  it  Is  \vx\  interestiiiL:  to 
watch  them  niakini^  their  nests;  tlie)-  cHl;'  out  a  hole  in 
the  stoii)-  bottom,  rooting"  out  the  stones  and  j)ebl)les  all 
around,  and  when  the  hole  is  a  few  inches  deep  the  fc;- 
male  drops  her  spawn  in  it  and  then  th(;  male.  1  have 
seen    thirt}'    or    fort)'    of    these    nests    in    one    j)0()l." 

"I  should  like  ver)-  much  to  see  the  operation,"  said 
Frere ;    "when    is    the    spawning'    time    on    this    river?" 

"  It  bei^nns  _L,''enerally  about  the  middle  of  September," 
replied  Hiram,  "and  the;  fish  run  down  to  the  salt  water 
about  the  last  of  October  or  first  of  November.  luirly 
in  October  is  the  best  time  to  watch  them;  some  spawn 
early   and   some  late." 

"The  spent  salmon  we  call  slinks,"  said  William;  "I 
think  that  the\'  mo  to  sea  and  r(_;turn  about  the  first  of 
September  ay^ain,  for  1  ha\e  at  that  time  seen  salmon 
come   uj)   tlie    river   fat   and   plump,   and   these   late   salmon 


A    I'AiK  Worth   Wkkhiim;. 


412 


//■////    /•/y-/\(Hf    luui    Canicra. 


\\\ 


spawn  when  ice  is  making;  lattr  in  tin  fall.  \\v  hav(!, 
(;\cn  when  siaiuliiiL;  on  ihc  ice  oNcr  lh<in,  sci-n  ilu;  fish 
spawning;,  and  tlic\  will  take  halt  at  that  time;  I  don't 
sa\'  tliat  tli(\  will  .dl  take  bait,  Itul  I  have  known  of 
their    beinn    c;uijL;ht    with    tlu'    llcsh    of    trout." 

"I  think  \(>n  .wr  mistaken.  William."  said  1,  "in  i)e- 
lie\ini^  that  i'^<'  salmon  which  l;-o  down  the  ri\er  in  the 
fall  or  \\  inter  return  in  Septemlcr  in  the  next  \car;  I 
heliexc  that  the  salmon  spawns  hut  oiuc  in  two  years, 
as  tlu;  sei(  ntists  tell  us,  and  therefore  the  lish  that  i;() 
down  to  the  sea,  no  matter  how  earl\'  or  how  late,  do 
not    come    h.u'k    until    the    next    second    year." 

"  Ma\'  he,"  replied  the  ^uide,  "1  couldn't  say  certainly." 
"'I'here  is  no  douht  aliout  it."  I  answered.  "I  lia\'e 
often  .isked  the  (juestion  of  the  men  who  handle  the  sal- 
mon at  different  hatcheries,  and  the\  a!L,n'ee  that  th(!  fish 
that  lea\cs  the  rixcr  after  sheddiuL;'  its  spawn  does  not 
return  auain  the  next  \car.  In  fact  it  ha:;  I>een  proved 
!))■  at'hxiniL;-  metal  ta<;s '"'  to  the  dorsiil  I'm  ol  the  lish.  and 
notin<''   Avhen    the\    returned." 


tat 


*  'I'llf     TlKulo     of 

liv  means  (if  liiK' 


marking    nnw   i'm|)li)\('il    is    the    atlachim'nl    nf    a    small    .-ilumiiumi 
iilaliiniin   win'  In  the   rear    mar;;iii    of    lln.'    lii'-l    (hirsal    lin.      l''.aiii 


Iii^ftluT    with    Ilu 


jnu'lli   am 


Va'^  is  stamped  witli  a  miiiilier,  wliuli  is  leemdi 
weiglil  <if  the  li'-h,  the  date  when  lilierated,  an 
of  these  lish   is   ean^lit    a^^ain,   a    refereiiee   to   llie   record    will    show   the   Icili^tli   of  timt; 


ilher    faet> 


When,    therefore, 


tcn-cninu  l)etwien   the   liberation  and  reeajilnre  of   the  (ish,   its  rate  of  growth  me;i 


in 


wniie. 


md    \arioii- 


other    fael^ 


-//,/;/,■ 


Af(ii',r.iiu 


414 


I  rail    I'ly-Rihi    and    Canicra. 


"J  ha\c  .-.Mliccil  that  in  sonic  rixiTs  ihc  salmon  conu- 
in  cariN'  in  the  season,  while  in  others  not  a  lish  is  seen 
till  fall,"  said  Hiram.  "Mow  lIo  )-oii  account  h)r  that, 
I'octor  ?" 

"It  is  hard  to  accoiuu  loi'  it,"  1  answereel,  "in  lact, 
impossible.  In  sonu-  ri\ers  there  is  a  sprni;^'  run  and  no 
otht;r,  in  some  there  is  a  tall  run  only,  and  in  others  the 
salmon  conn'  in  all  throutjli  the  summer  ami  earl\'  fidl, 
and  1  ha\'e  iieard  that  in  some  ri\'ers  the  salmon  run  ujj 
in  e\'ery  month  ot  the  )-eai.  Some  heliexc  that  the  lish 
return  to  the  ri\'er  to  spawn,  earl\-  or  late  in  the  year, 
according'  to  the  j^reati'r  or  less  distance  it  tra\els  in  the 
ocean;  btit  this,  I  belie\e,  is  all  piu'e  conjecture,  h)r  noth- 
in;^'  is  known  ol  the  salt-water  lib'  o(  tin-  salmon.  In 
some  ri\('rs  it  l)e^ins  to  lake  the  ll\'  \'er\'  earl\'.  l""or 
instance,  in  one  or  two  o(  the  .\o\a  Scotia  ri\-ers  fresh- 
ruPi  s;dmon  have  been  killeil  on  the  tly  in  the  month  of 
I'ebruary." 

"The  idea  of  tishiuLi'  in  mid -winter  s(>ems  odd,"  said 
Frere. 

"\'es,"  I  answered,  "but  it  is  the  truth;  e\er\'  year 
a  record  has  been  k(>pt  of  tlu:  llrst  hsh  taken,  and  it  is 
surprisin*;'    to    note    how    earh'    the)'    come." 

"The  influence  ot  the  Gull  Stream  is  plainly  seen 
in    this,"    .said    bVere. 


I 


f 


4t6 


H'it/i    l'ly-l\od    and    Cinncni. 


"  N  c's,  the  (iiilt  Stream  conies  wxy  close  to  the  Nova 
Scotia  shore,  and  no  doiiht  it  explains  the  presence  ol 
their    earl\-    salmon,"    1     replied. 

"Some  of  the  s<'a  trout  that  we  L;ct  on  the  Casca- 
pedia,"  said  William,  ■■L;i\('  almost  as  i^ood  play  as  a  sal- 
mc^n,  1  ha\-e  known  of  six  and  se\'en -pounders  bein^;" 
taken  on  the  ll\-,  arul  a  se\-en-pound  sea  trout  will  i;i\r 
a    man    his    hamls    full." 

"  \()U  are  ri^ht,"  I  replied,  "hut,  harrin^^'  accielents,  if 
)()ur  sea  trout  is  hooketl,  you  do  not  ha\c  any  an.xiety 
about  killing'  him,  ultimatel),  no  matter  how  bi_n'  lu-  may 
be,  for  his  mouth  is  \er\'  touL^h.  and  he  has  none  of  the 
arts    and    tricks    of    which    the    salmon    is    such    a    master." 

"No,  the  sea  trout  is  a  boUl  tighter  antl  a  strong 
one,"    said    Hiram,    "but    he    is    not    trick)." 

"What  is  \()ur  oijinion  concerninL"'  ttie  identit\  of  the 
sea  trout,  l)octor?"  asked  l^'rere.  ".\  L;-ood  man)'  believe; 
it    is    the    brook    or    spotted    trout    with    sea-L;<)ini;'    hal^ts." 

"Xow,  l^rere,  I  confess  )'ou  ask  me  a  poser,"  1  an- 
swered, "sometimes  1  feel  conxinced  that  the  sea  trout  is 
a  distinct  \ariet)-,  and  a^ain  1  am  almost  certain  it  is  our 
old  friend,  ^S".  foiitinalis,  in  disiaiise.  Scientists  affirm  that 
this  is  the  case,  but  most  of  the  experienced  tishermen, 
those  who  ha\^'  for  )-ears  handled  these  fish,  are  as  posi- 
ti\c;    that    the    fish    are    not    identical." 


4i8 


//'////    lUy-lxod    and    Camera. 


"  W'c  guides  don't  think  tht;}'  arc  the  same  fish,"  ex- 
claimed   W'ilham. 

"Xot  l)y  a  L;('<)d  deal,"  added  lliram,  "it  is  eas)-  to 
tell    one    from    the    otlu^-r." 

"  \'es,"  said  1,  "I  ha\(;  tlious^ht  so,  and  think  so  now; 
it  secmis  to  me  that  in  a  thousand  specimens  of  the  two 
varic'ties  1  coulil  separate  the  indi\i(-luals  of  oik;  from  the 
other,    unerrint;!)." 

"And  so  could  1,"  exclaiuKHl  both  of  the  <4"uides  sim- 
ultaneously. 

"  \'(ui  think  you  could,"  1  continued,  "hut  \()U  would 
be  pu/.zletl  sometimes.  1  ha\e  taken  fish  that  I  consid- 
ered to  be  sea  trout  which  had  been  Ioul;'  in  the  riv(;r, 
almost  as  dark  as  the  ordinar)'  spott(;d  brook  or  river 
trout;  this,  mind  you,  in  pools  awa\'  u|)  the  river,  man)' 
miles  from  the  sea,  yet  in  the  same  pools,  and  at  the 
same;  time,  I  haxc  killed  otlu^rs  which  were  as  silvery  as 
if    th(;y    h.al    just    run    up. 

"Ai^ain  1  haxc  taken  undoubted  bright-spotted  and 
colored  brook  ti'out  in  ^reat  numlxM's  m  a  l)ranch  of  a 
ri\'er  or  'loL;an.'  and  amon^-  th(,;m  there  would  not  be 
a  simple  sil\(;ry  fish ;  but  in  the;  ri\-(n"  itself,  e\'(;n  at  or 
near  the  mouth  of  the  'lo^an,'  not  ten  rotls  from  the 
spot  where  1  took  the  others,  I  caught  numbers  of  the 
sih'ery    tish    and    not    one    ol    tlu;    spottetl    trout.       A_L;"ain    I 


ex- 


'~] 


and 
of   a 

ot  be 
at   or 

n  the 
I"  the 
aiii    I 


420 


//  Itli    /■/v-Roi/    and    Cauicnu 


l\ 


ha\('  taken  llv  iiiKloiihlcd  spotted  trout  in  th(;  slack  water 
ol  the  ri\'er,  in  fact  at  tlie  lieatl  of  tidewater,  which  were 
as  Iiii^hl)-  colored  as  an\  1  e\'er  saw,  and  at  th(;  same 
time  have  taken  tile  sil\-er)-l)riL;ht  tish  which  had  just  left 
the  sea.  It  |)U//les  me  to  decitle.  Sci(Mitists  insist  that 
the  carmine  spots  which  appear  on  tlie  sides  of  the  sea 
trout  after  lIic)  ha\('  been  in  tin;  ri\('r  a  loni;'  time;,  to- 
ijcther  with  t!ie  same  numher  of  ra\s  or  spines  in  the; 
fins,  prox'e  their  identit),  hut  1  Ikuc  seen  man)-  \c;r)'  dark 
colored  sea  trout  that  ditl  not  show  tlu;  carmine  spots  at 
all.  in  all  the  rixcrs  that  I  ha\e  ever  \isited  \\v.  sea 
trout  return  to  the  salt  water  after  the\'  ha\c;  spawned, 
but    the;    ri\-er   or   sjjotted    trout    remain    in    tlu;    fr(;sh    water 


all    wmt{;r, 


As  an    example,    I    xisiteel   tlu;   Jacepiet    Rivc;r  last   N 


o- 


\(;ml)i'r   for   the   purpose  of  ohtainiuL;'  specimens  of  the  sea 
trout    f(jr   tlu;    Mus(;um    of    Comparative    Zoohi^y    at    C; 


b 


rulije 


but 


not  a   siniiie    one;   could 


obtain,   althou 


im- 


di    I 


visited  pools  which  had  teenu-d  with  them  in  the  sum- 
mer, but  the  spotted  trout  w(;rc:  the;r(;  in  numbers;  at 
CamplK;llton,  howex'er,  at  the  nu)uth  of  tlu;  J^estitj^ouclu;, 
I  had  no  ditliculty  in  L^e'ttiuL;-  all  I  wanted,  and  they  were 
all   silver) -white !" 

"No,    the    sea    trout    and    spott(;d    trout    are    two    dif- 
ferent  lish,   altot;c;ther,"  (;,\claimed   lliram,  wlu;n    1    had  fin- 


2 


422 


l^Fith    Fly- Rod    and    Canicm, 


!   ( 


ishccl ;    "ilu;  s|)()ttccl  trout  don't  ^o  down   to  the  salt  water 

Lhe   time,   and   the\-  do   not 


at   al 


but 


ve    in   the   rivc:r  al 


chaniL,'-e    their    color    \-ery    much    all    the;    )-ear;    hut    the    st;a 
trout    become    bri'-ht    as    soon    as    the\-    ''ct    into    the    salt 


water. 


"It's  a  difficult  prol^lem  to  soKc,"  said  l'"rere,  "I  con- 
fess I  ha\e  been  puzzled  a  L;'ood  deal,  and  I  am  not  sat- 
istied    in    \VC)'   own    mind    now." 

"  1  lu!  sea  trout  has  been  supjiosc^d  by  sonu'  not  very 
acute    observers    to    be    a    youiiL;'    salmon,"    said     1  ;     "what 


IS    \"our    oDuiion 


on    tliat    [)oint 


"I  don't  l)elie\e  it  is  tlie  case.'"  replied  b'rere,  "the 
crrilsc:,  which  we  know  to  be  a  )()un,L;-  salmon,  is  entirely 
different  from  the  trout;  1  have  taken  sea  trout  of  seven 
pounds'  weight,  but  a  grilse  of  that  weight  would  be  a 
salmon.  Xo.  the  sc;a  trout  is  either  a  distinct  species  or 
it    is    the  fontimxlis,    with    sea-^oin^-    habits." 

"Another  tish  has  also  ])othered  me  concerniiiL^^  its 
identity,"  said  I,  "and  that  is  the  winninish  or  land- 
locked salmon  of  Lake  St.  John,  \\  ().  [  matle  a  visit 
to  the  lake  last  year  for  the  [jurpose  of  obtaining-  speci- 
mens and  estabiisiiiiiL;-  its  identit)-,  and  have  now  come 
to  the  conclusion  that  it  is  identical  with  the  landdocked 
salmon  of  the  .Schoodic  lakes,  and  the)-  are  both  varieties 
of   the   sea   salmon." 


J. 


424 


I  nth    lUv-RiH^   aiu-l    Camcm. 


"Tell  iiu;  al)()iil  L.ikc  Si,  John,"  s.iicl  I'Vcrc  "I  Iui\c- 
heard   much   of    it    and    ha\c;    Ioiil;    l<'h    a  cU^sirc   to   \isil   it." 

"  W'ilhii^l)-,"  I  rc[jhL'd,  "and  if  sou  visit  the  lake  you 
will    \\(A   rcLj^ret   it." 

"To  reach  it,"  said  I,  "you  take  cars  at  Ouehi'C  on 
the  Quebec  (X:  Lake  St.  Jolm  Railroad.  The  joui'ue\ 
occuj)ies  the  entire  ila\',  the  line  heiiiL;-  ahout  two  hun- 
dred   miles    in    leni'th,    and    is    hu'LicK    throu''h    Ion-:    tracts 


of    almost   unbroken 


lort;s 


t.       .Ml    al 


oUl;     the     hue    .u^e     nui!!- 


nificcnt  ri\'ers  and  lakes,  ami  the  region  that  this  road 
has  opened  u[)  to  tlu;  sportsman  and  tourist  is  .unoUL;" 
the  thiest.  'Idle  principal  of  the  lakes  on  the  line,  and 
one  hunilretl  and  thirteen  miles  Irom  fjuebec,  is  Lake 
Edward,  anil  if  joii  are  inclined  to  tr\  the  trout  which 
abound  in  this  lake  )'ou  will  st('p  o\i'r  here  h)r  ;i  ihi)' 
or  two.  \'ou  will  lind  it  a  be.uitilul  sheet  ol  water, 
twenty-one  miles  in  lem^th.  and  full  of  picturesciue  islands 
and   boundeil    b)'    romantic    shores. 

"At    the    Cirand    J  )ischari^-e,    at    the    head    of    jeannot 


■  iver, 


and 


down     Its    coiu'se,     \()u     uil 


Mm.  I 


m\  riacl 


Is    of 


trout,  all  /ontinaiis,  and  the  lake  swarms  with  them  of 
all  sizes  \\\)  to  hve  or  six  pounds'  weight.  1  saw  in  the 
ice  house  in  one  lot  oxer  twcnt)'  that  would  ('xceetl  three 
pounds  each.     The  hsh  are  \er)'    hiidil)-  coloreti  and   fairl)- 


we 


11    flavored,    but    not    so    nice    as    sea    trout. 


11." 
you 

oil 

my 
iim- 
;icls 


lai;- 


oail 
oiil;' 
ami 
,akt; 
lich 
(.la\ 
Iter. 
uuls 

mot 
of 
1  of 
the 
hrcc 
aii'l)' 


cy 


■2 


426 


lyUh    Fly- Rod   auU    Canicni, 


"  l-ca\  iiiL;'  l.,ikc  l^dw.ird  \()ii  rcsuinc  youf  jdiinicy  to 
Lake  Si.  John,  llic  Iioiiir  of  llic  .i^am)  winninisli.  W'lun 
I  \isiif(I  llic  lake  tile  train  connccic;!  with  the  pioneer 
sleamer,  the  reiihonea.  and  tjn  this  hoai  I  had  a  two  or 
thl'ee  h.ours'  sail  to  the  !  lotel  l\()l)er\ak  one  of  the  most 
comforlahle  a\\^\  hest  kc'|)l  hotels  in  Canada,  and  the  \()\- 
w^v.  _L;ave  me  a  pretty  i^ootl  idc.i  ol  the  ca[)al)ihties  of  the 
kike  in  u;(  ttin;^  up  he,-.\\-  seas,  some  of  them  breaking' 
clear  o\er  tile  l)oaL.  i  do  not  I'ememlx'r  ol  e\cr  helori; 
l)ein''    out    in    such    i'oii''h    uiiler    in    so   small    a    hoai,    and 


It    almost    seem( 


at     inn; 


as    n     we     wei'e     hkel\     to    he 


swamix'd 


ne   cai's   now    ruii    to    die    \- 


a''C     o 


I'    i\()l)er\al 


and 


a    trn>    \\\    the    sleamer    is    not    necessarx, 


iL 


truly 


a    \asl    l)od\     ol    water,    uearK     lilt\     miles    in     leiv'th,    am 


from  tweni)  to  lorl\-  in  width.  i'mplNin^;  iiiti)  it  are,  I 
l)elie\-e,  ekwen  lari^'e  I'iv'ei's,  besides  man)  smaller  streams. 
1    hail    l)ul    little    time    to    exploiv    an\    ol    these    i"i\crs,   au'd 


\isile 


l)ul    three    or    lour, 


"wo    of    these,    the 


cnhonca 


anc 


I    A 


sliuaumoiuhouan,    .n'e   e 


crihonea 


has    I 


leen, 


a'eat    si/e   and    lenL;lh. 
I    am    informed,    ascem 


l(;d 


I)_\-  Indians  ami  lrapp<-rs  somethin;^'  like  six  hundred  miles. 
Al  its  mouth  il  is  oi  ahout  the  width  and  \'olume.  of  the 
Connecticut     l\i\er    at    Si)i-in''lield.        I'"or    (luite    a    distance 


It    IS    n 


a\  iijablc    I)\'    sleamer,    anil    its    intlow    into    the   lake 


IS    somelhuv'    enormous. 


lake 


Ol 


lAICllDl  AN     I'Al.l.S,    NiAK     I.AKK    M.    Ji'lIN,    I'.    <J. 


428 


ll'^ifli     ri\-l\Oi^    mui    Canicm. 


"  I'hc  .\shua])!Ti!)iicli(>u;i!i  Rivtir  is  also  a  \-cr)-  larijj'c 
stream.  At  St.  I'rlificrinc,  which  is.  I  think,  ai)()ul  ten 
miles  al)()\\'  ihe  lake,  I  foiiml  ihe,  ri\er  t;>  he  of  about 
tlu;  si/,j  ol  the  Mrrrimac  at,  \-.x\\  midwa}'  between  Law- 
rence wv.C.  .  .a\'erhill,  or  ahoal  the  si/e  ol  the  Resti^'otichc 
at  its  iLir.ct!(;:i  wilh  the  Matapedia,  i)erha|)s  a  liule  lari;"er. 
\ow  wita  i\\\::  enorivious  lake,  and  wilh  all  these  rivers 
emptxinL;'  int;)  it,  there  is  pnicticall)'  an  unlimited  watt;r 
SNsttan,  wiiicii  umlouhled!;  lurnishes  the  best  oossible  con- 
ditions tor  the  preservation,  growth,  ami  wide  and  _L;'en- 
eral  dittusion  ot  the  S:-;/!)ioi/r.iu'  that  here  Imd  a  home, 
Ivstablishin^;'  tiii.-i  fact  at  onct'  in  my  mind,  I  of  coiu'sc 
made  in(iuiries  ol  e\-er\'  one  who  could  ,L;i\e  me  any  in- 
formation, and  learne(l  from  ;ill  sources  that  the  winninish 
ari'  \-ery  abundant  in  the  lake  in  earl)-  [une,  and  v.wn 
t-arlier  il  tlie  ice  melts  abi  ut  the  shores,  and  the  lish  are 
taken  readily  with  bait,  and  e\'en  with  the  ll\-,  at  that 
early  s-eason.  .So  \-ery  abundant  are  they  in  fact,  that, 
as  1  wa.;  iniormed,  e\en  l)o\s  and  ,L;irls,  as  well  as  olden* 
fislHM'men,    miL'ht    be    seen    landine'    the    lish    with    all    sorts 


of   tackle,    from    the    most 


nrmii 


ti\'e    to    the    most   elaborate. 


As  rtji^ards  the  ^reat,  the  astonishiuL;'  a.bundance  of  the 
winninish  in  the  earl\-  part  of  the  season,  the  statement 
made  by  ,ill  informants  coincided,  so  that  I  haxc  no  cK)iil)t 
that    at    the    period    I    ha\e    named,    this   magniticent   <^aine 


A    Tkoi'IIY,  This.'' 


k  V  'T^. 


430 


111  til    riv-Roii    ami    i'amcni. 


fisli  ina\-  b(;  obtained  in  L;-reat  numbc;rs.  Thi'  llsh  are  so 
abundant,  and  come  to  tlie  lure  so  ^reedil)-,  that  the  num- 
ber one  may  kill  is  as  .L;Te;il  as  his  seltishness  may  limit. 
Later  in  tin;  season  the  winninish  mo\'e  into  the  dee[) 
waters    of    the    lake    and    into    the    cold    streams. 

"A  huorite  haunt  of  theirs  seems  to  be  tl"ie  Cirand 
Dischari^'e,  the  outlet  of  the  lake  into  the  head  of  the 
SayutMiax'  Ri\er,  where,  in  tlu;  rushing-  waters  ol  the  rapids 
and  wildest  of  all  whirl])ools  and  eddies,  the  winninish  are 
taken    with    the    ll_\'    until    late    in    .September. 

"1  have  called  the  winninish  a  land-locked  salmon, 
but  it  is  not  d(;l)arred  from  leax'ini;"  the  lake  and  descc;nd- 
in_L;-  the  river  Sa^'uenay  to  the  .St.  Lawrence,  and  is  there- 
fore not  land-locked;  and.  as  I  said  before.  I  can  see  no 
difference  whate\'c;r  b(;tween  this  species  and  the  so-calk^d 
land-lockt;d  salmon  of  the  iSchoodic  Lakes,  calleil  by  sci- 
entists .Schoodic  or  .Sebc)_n'o  salmon,  which  is  also  not  land- 
lock(;d.  "■ 

*  Kc^ardini^'  t!u-  Sclinodic  s.'iliiinn  Mr.  ( icnvjit'  A.  llo.ardiiKiii.  nf  ( ';il;iis,  a  i;cn- 
tleniaii  wi-ll  kimwii  as  ^i  i^ciod  uh^iixaT,  wriu's  iiu-:  "  I  iln  imt  ri'^.iid  llu-  lish  a 
land -loi'kcil  salnmn,  fur  \\w  \\.\Wx  mn--t  always  liaxi'  had  an  mitkl  lu  xVx  si-a,  ami 
till'  lish  i-cjiiM  i;(i  il  ihc-y  chdnsr;  and  in  lact.  w  hi-ii  I  \v,is  :i  Imy,  sixty  yc.irs  a;.;o, 
tl[c\    wtTi.-    aliundant    in    the    livi-r    cvt-n    to    the    s^ih    water." 

I'er  cuntra,  lion.  I-'..  M.  Stilwell,  eonimissidper  uf  I'i-heries  and  (lame  fcir  the 
State  of  Maine,  writes  nie:  " 'rhere  has  been  an  increase  in  the  si/e  of  the  lisii 
sinee  1SS3,  aee(ir(hn;.,r  to  llie  record  kejit  by  diaries  (',.  Ali^iiis,  the  (  lo\crninenI  -iiiier- 
iiilendent    of    the    iialchers'    al    Oraiu!     Lake    Stream: 


\ 


y  X 


432 


IVith    Fly- Rod    and    Camera. 


"I  believe  that  th(;  winninish  and  the;  so-called  land- 
locked salmon  recuperate;  and  change  exacth'  like  tlu;  sea 
salmon  ;  l)iit  instead  of  doin^'  it  in  the  sea  tlu;y  i)rohably 
reco\'er  their  condition  and  color  in  the  n'reat  lakes,  where 
they  reside.  I  sa\'  |)rol)aI)ly,  becaust;  it  is  not  absolutely 
provetl  that  thev  ilo  not  visit  the  salt  water,  althouL-'h-  I 
am  of  the  firm  Ixdief  that  they  do  not,  and  this  belief 
is  founded  on  the  L;reat  amount  of  infcM'mation  that  I  luuc; 
been   abh;   to    deri\-e    from    \arious   sources.       IJoth   the  win- 


in    1SS3,    C^i)    male     llsh    :i\-i.'i:ij,a'(l    3. 20    11)-;.    ainl    iiu-asuri'il    2<j.(J()    in. 

"         "        314    female    "  "  3.<J()      "        "  "  19.10     " 

"    iSSf;,     Kj.i    male       "  "  3.S5      "       "  "  21.05     " 

577    lemale    "  "  3. Si       "        "  "  20. do     " 

"     iSSd,     247    male        "  "  3.40      "        "  "  20.50    " 

'         "        503    female    "  "  3.79      "        "  "  20. 10     " 

"An  exiierieneecl  i^uide  ,L;ives  me  2 'jibs,  as  the  averaj^e  weii^'lit  of  the  lish  caught 
duriny  the  llv- lishini.;'  seasdii.  I  ha\e  heanl  of  lisli  of  5  and  even  f)  lbs.  Iieini;'  taken 
thri)iii;h  the  ice.  .\l  SebaL;(i  last  wai  we  had  at  om"  spawnini;'  works  one  male  land- 
locked salnmn  of  27  lbs.;  several  females  iif  25  lbs.  and  2(illis.  down  tn  5  lbs.  [ 
once  did  not  believe  in  land  -  lockini;-,  I  do  now.  I  have  never  found  tlie  land-locked 
salmon  indi"eni  i.s  10  am-  of  the  waters  of  Maine  without  the  smell.  I  have  foiuul 
the  smelt  f.u  inland,  st-parated  by  impassable  barriers  of  rock  from  the  ocean,  where 
it  could  lu-ver  have  asceiided,  and  which  it  must  ha\e  reached  before  some  i;reat  con- 
Vldsicin  of  nature  had  i-olated  anil  land-locked  it.  I  know  of  several  ponds  ',\here 
tlie  smelt  exists  in  .abtmdance.  I  do  not  know  of  one  sinji'le  instance  in  which  the 
land-locked  s.almon  has  been  found  without  the  smelt.  If  the  salmon  ever  was  land- 
locked without  the  smelt  it  jH-rished.  The  salmon  in  (alifornia  has  lieeu  ri'peatedly 
land-locked  bv  mining;-  operations,  and  they  siu'vivi'd  and  bled.  I'he  land-lockeil  sal- 
mon of  (Ir.and  Lake  is  the  same  spei'ies  precisel)'  in  si/e,  weight,  etc.,  as  is  to  be 
found  in  tiie  chain  of  pijuds  e'luptvim;'  into  the  Sebec  River,  .\t  Reed's  j'oud,  on 
the  I'.Ilsworth  Road,  .about  Iwebe  miles  from  llan,L;(ir,  you  will  find  the  same  land- 
locked s.dnion  that  we  ha\e  at  Sebayo,  altainini;  to  12  and  2olbs.  The  near  \  icinity 
of    the    ocean    sei'iu^    '.o    have    effecte<l    the    'i/e    of    these    lisii," 


y. 


434 


JVitJi    I' I V- Rod    ami    Cam  era. 


ninish  and  the  Schoodic  salmon  nia_\'  \isit  ihc  salt  \>-ator 
if  the)'  dcsirt',  and  1  am  not  at  al!  certain  but  that  in- 
dix'iduals  i^o  up  and  dcnvn  the  Sa^ui-nay  Ri\cr.  It  is  a 
vet")'    important    ])oint    \vX    to    he    solxed.  '•' 

"W'hUe  at  1  lotel  R()l)er\al  }()U  must  not  fail  to  visit 
the  camj)  or  xilla^'e  of  tin;  celebrated  Monta^'nais  hulians, 
at  the  Hudson's  Ha)-  C()mpan)'s  station  r.ear  the  hotel, 
and  )()u  will  be  jjarticularl)-  fortunate  if  )()u  arc;  present 
at   one    of   tlu.'ir    ureat    annual    meetings    or    councils. 


*  I'nif.  (iootk',  ill  llu-  ri|)<irl  uf  llic  l'.  S.  ( 'iimmissionL-rs,  ])ul)lislK-cl  in  1SS4, 
sa\s  ;  "All  iif  till'  fainii)  |  Siiliih>iiitln\  run  iiiln  \v\\  shual  uaUr.  and  usuall}'  lu  the 
sources  ol'  slr(.'aiiis,  lo  ik-pcisil  lliuir  i-,l;:-;s,  and  all  (if  llu-n;  seek  lUml  and  cool  tuni- 
pt-ralurjs  in  tin.'  lari^csl  and  cUm  pesl  bodies  of  uaU-r  ai  ^i-ssil.ii'.  I  am  inclinctl  tu 
the  view  ihat  llie  na'.ui'al  liabilal'iif  the  salmon  is  in  the  liesli  waters,  the  more 
be)  bini.e  there  are  so  niany  instances  —  such  as  that  of  the  Stortniontlield  I'onds  in 
Enj^land  —  where  it  has  been  conlined  for  \eais  in  lakes  witlmut  apparent  detriment, 
The  '  land  -  linkk'd  '  salmon,  or  '  fresh  -  wati-r  '  salmon,  known  also  in  the  Saj,;iiena\'  re- 
gion as  '  v\  nminish,'  in  the  Slmln'nacadie  and  othi'r  rivers  of  western  No'a  Scotia  as 
the  ' '.navliiiL;','  and  in  different  ]),irts  (jf  Maine  as  '  Schoodic  trout,'  '  Sel)a;^o  troiit,' 
or  'ilwarf  salmon,'  |)rolial)l\'  never  \i-it  ^alt  water,  Imdini^-  amjile  food  and  exercise 
in  the  lai- es  and  lai^^e  rivers.  In  some  rei^ion^  in  Maine  and  New  I'lrunswick  their 
access  to  salt  water  is  cut  off  liy  dams,  .ami  sonn'  invent ii;"ators  have  claimed  that 
land-locked  salmon  did  not  cNi>-t  until  these  oli^iructions  were  built,  smne  lift)'  years 
ai^ii.  Tlii-.  hypoliiesis,  iiowever,  i-^  not  m'cessarx ,  lor  in  the  Sayiiena)'  the  uinninisli 
have  easv,  nnobstrin'ted  access  tn  the  se.i.  '•■'  ■■'  ■•■  The  liabits  of  successive  ,i;cn- 
erations  bi'C<ime  hereditary  traits,  and  the  dilTi'rence  in  their  bfe  histories  seems  t(j 
justifx  the  tlaim  of  the  land-locki'd  salmcjn  to  be  regarded  as  .a  \arietv  of  Siibito 
Sillily,  ihouj^h  it  is  hardlv  tn  be  disiin;,.;iiished  exiept  by  it^  lesser  size  and  some  slight 
])eculiarities  in  coloration.  ll  i-^  to  be  desii^iiated  at  Saliiio  salar,  varietv  Sil'iii;i'. 
Althonirh  both  originated  in  the  same  primitive  stock,  it  is  not  probable  that  one 
chanji;es  to  the  otlier,  eNce])t  after  many  generations,  under  the  inlluence  of  lurced 
changes    ill  their    en\  iromneiil.'' 


y 


436 


WitJi    Fly-Rod    and    Camcnx, 


"There  is  in  this  rci^ion  an  immense  variety  of  scen- 
ery, and  within  a  cla)'s  ride  from  Roberval  in  all  direc- 
tions  you  will   find   marvels  of  the  strand  and  picturesque. 

"On  some  of  the  rivers  which  empty  into  Lake  St. 
John  are  majj^nificent  \'iews.  The  Metabetchouan  Falls,  on 
the  river  of  the  same  nanK^  are  particularly  fine.  The 
Ouiatchouan  h'alls,  on  the  river  of  that  name,  are  also 
grand,  and  for  height  are  among  the  foremost,  these  be- 
ing of  one  hundred  feet  greater  altitude  than  Niagara 
Falls." 

"I  declare.  Doctor,''  said  Frere,  when  I  had  done, 
"  I  believe  I  will  try  the  land-locks  next  season,  and  I 
am  undecided  which  to  visit,  those  at  Lake  St.  John  or 
the    Schoodics." 

"Try  both,"  I  said,  "and  give  me  your  opinion  as 
to  their  identity ;  but,"  1  continued,  as  I  lighted  a  match 
and  looked  at  my  watch,  "we  had  better  go  to  sleep; 
it's  past  eleven  o'clock,  and  we  have  had  talk  enough  to 
make   us  sleep  soundly." 

"Sleep  it  is,"  said  I'rere,  and  pulling  up  our  blankets 
around  our  shoulders,  we  were  soon  accompanying  the 
guides   in    their   nasal   serenade. 


T 


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^  -i. 


citapti:k  \'ii. 


Till     Mi>K\iN(;    111'    Oi-K    I,\s|-    \)\\     ,,\     nil     |<i\ii;.  A     kisi:    i\     inr    Rniu. 

l.iiNC      Cvsl-..  l'.\(  I   I.I.I  Ni   I       (i|        Mil       Ml  I  I    ■  |1  \M  l;' "  I     Rllh.        •        .\KiMr      |'|.\. 

(.'.\>>11N^.        I'l  Ml;\  \MI  N  I  S.        ■         l',\ll  I  1   Ml  \  I       1\       KrSMNc.       l<\riii>.  A       lsl>l  . 

.\\    Iai|  I  i\i.    .'--rKn;i,i.;..  .\    Siir,i;iiu\    Smmhs.  Lwnih    is     \    Nnvi.i, 

.M\NMK.  (il;l-.\l'      Sl'il|;r.  •  (IIXKM^       .\|I1\|i|Ni,        Mil         .\Ni.1.I.K'>      .'.111-:. 

I'.l   \i    nil  I.    'I'lh  H  (.11  I  >     (i\    .\m,I.1N(.    l;\      IMIIIKINI      .\inhi|;,,       •       Ki.|i;i  1-^i'i.c- 
ii\i     .\ni;i  INC.      •     .\  I     iiii:   'riiiKip    I'ciMi.    .\i;\iN.  .\    N\i;Kn\\     |'.>(   \ri.    \Kn\\ 

\\    .\iilli|\l.       •     .\    SmxiMi;.       •      Ikii;i     Ki^i-     \    (iMdi'    I'l^ll.      •     .\    (iKWD 

ll\llll.  TkHMI'II.        •        (il\l        MM      (.Mills      \     (    ll,\S(   I  .        •        lllKWI      l\isi:s      \ 

Smmiin    wii    I. Whs   n     \i  n  K    \   Siinin    mkm. 1,1.1.      •      Ndnns.M.   riiipi.i,   .\ki', 
(iiii>i>.  Wiii.iwi    11  As    nil    IwiNi.    .\isn.  \  M.i.iiii  i(ii;\. 


w 


7^!'.     .\\\'()KIL    at    an    carls'    hour    on    the    following" 
niorniiv'',    and    found     llial    llu:    rain    had    ceased, 


and  the  clouds  which  were  (h'iftin^'  away  to  the  east- 
ward, were  hlliiiL;'  rapidl)'  dUi]  hrcakii^i;  into  fragments 
of    ])ui'|)lc    and    i^'old. 

"It's  to  he  a  tair  da)",  sir,"  said  W'iUiani,  who  was 
busily  enL;a,iL;'c:d  in  splitting-  up  an  old  pine  lo^'  for  hre 
wood;  ''wc-'ll  ha\e  a  i-ood  time  runninsj'  to  the  mouth 
of    tlu;    ri\er." 


•*—>«*» 


440 


Witli    /'"/}>' R()(/    ami    Canieni. 


l\ 


"Yes,"  acklctl  I'Vcrc,  who  lijul  now  joined  us,  "it 
rainc;il  \cry  hard  all  nij^ht,  and  the  river  must  iuivc  swol- 
len   a   _L;(>od    deal.  " 

"'IMu;  river  rose  a  foot  ami  a  half  last  ni,L,du,"  ex- 
claimed lliram.  wlio  had  heen  washing-  potatoes  in  the 
stream  and  cleanin::;-  trout  for  our  hri-akfast.  "and  the 
water  is  ver\-  dark  and  ril)-.  We'll  have  a  ^ajod  day's 
sport    .L^oiuL;-    tloun,    sure." 

"That's  L;(>()d."  1  replied,  as  1  toasleil  nuself  before 
the  fire,  which  was  now  l)lazin_LJ  merrily;  "our  last  day 
on    the    stream    ouL,dit    to    he    a    L;()()d    one." 

"It  will,  it  will,  no  trouhle,"  saiti  William,  "we  will 
pack    as    soon    as   we    can    after    breakfast." 

"Well  start  it  now,"  I  exclaimi;d,  "while  we're  wait- 
iuLT  for  breakfast,"  and  bVere  and  1  be-'an  at  once  to  iret 
our   belonniuL^s   tojj^ether   for   packinj^'. 

Our  blankets  and  extra  clothes  we  luui!^  on  jjoles 
out  on  the  beach,  where  the  breeze,  which  was  blowini^ 
down  the  stream,  toii^ether  with  the  warmth  of  the  sun 
whose  rays  now  besj^an  to  j^listen  throuL^di  the  trees,  could 
reach  them,  and  all  our  other  traps  we  stored  away  in 
their  other  receptacles. 

As  fast  as  we  packed  we  carried  our  thinij^s  down  to 
the  beach  near  the  canoe,  and  in  a  short  time  the  tent 
was   entirely   emptied. 


11 


in 
to 


442 


lyitli    I^lv-Rod    and    Caincya. 


"W'c  h.ul  better  lca\c  the  tent  stanilin-;  until  the  last 
moment  before  we  start,'  sai<l  I'rcrc,  "it  will  drx  otf  a 
i^'-ood    (leal,    and    will    thus    he    lighter    in    the    canoe." 

A  hall  hnur  (juickly  passed  awa_\',  when  breakfast  was 
.mnounced,  an(l  alter  ,i  hasty  loilet  we  L;athered  around 
the  table  <uid  .ite  our  last  Ijreakfast  on  the  ri\-er  foi-  that 
outini;. 

A  ro\al  i^ood  meal  it  was,  and  we  partook  ol  it  with 
robust  appetites,  and  when  we  had  done,  the  remnants 
that  we  left  would  ha\  e,  as  lliram  (;\|)ressed  it,  "hardl\- 
made    a    meal    tor    a    bo_\." 

.\s  soon  as  wi'  had   Imished.    brere  and    1    prepareil  our 


P 


taekle     lo 


r    the    da\' 


s     WOl 


while    the    ''Uides    washed    the 


dishes  and   cookm^'  utcMisils  and    packed    e\-ei-\thmL;    snui^ly 


n    tlu'    canoe 


W 


hue    the\-    were    thus    emjapcd 


re  re    l)C"- 


"■an    casting-   below    the    rapids,    but    not    ;i 


ise    ( 


li<l 


he    pet, 


for    the    water    i)oured    down    o\-er    the    rocks    and    shale    a 


rainn; 


fo.unin*''    torrent. 


\\       o\-e,       said      he 


I     1 


lope    we     ha\'en  t     iJl'ot     too 


much    ot    a    l'ooc 


1    thiiTj.    there's  a   irtjmeiidous   currtnt,    and 


the    water    is    \-er\-    dar 


N 


e\'er    ii'ar 


fc 


answered 


we  H    shde    down    stream 


all    the   beller.   and    though    there    ma\    be    too    much    wati-r 


for    the    tishin''    t 


O     DC 


ood    in     the    \cr\     deen    i)oo!s,    we 


ia\c'    a 


11    the    sport    we    want    in    the    others 


loo 
and 


444 


IVith    Fly-Rod   and    Camera, 


|i    ' 


"I  hope  so,  he  answered,  puttinjj;  out  a  hne  that 
reached  ahnost  across  the  pool;  "and,  it  we  get  no  fish, 
we'll  ha\'e  the  air  and  exercise,  an)ho\v."  he  atUled,  with 
a    lauL;h. 

"\'es,"  1  replied,  "and  nou  sec:in  to  hi:  liavini^^  a 
share  ol  the  exercise  now;  how  under  the  sun  do  )"ou 
L;et  out  such  a  UMigth  of  line?"  I  continued,  taking-  my 
rod  and  preparin:^'  to  cast,  "  I  don't  heliex'e  1  could  reacii 
half  your  distance,"  and  1  took  a  position  near  him  and 
tried,  but  without  success  to  reacii  the  distance  at  which 
his    tly    was    droppin^i^. 

"It  wouUl  he  a  wonder  if  you  did,"  he  reijlietl,  "for 
your  tackle  is  not  ri^ht  for  it.  In  the  fn-st  jdace,  my 
heavy  j^rcenheart  is  lonj^er  than  your  split -bamboo,  and 
is  a  much  better  rod  every  way  for  a  lon;g  cast:  while 
beiuL^  supple,  it  is  astonishins^K-  e\'en  all  through,  and  it 
sweeps  a  line  trementlousi)-.  In  the  next  place;,  my  line 
is  consitlerably  heavier  than  yours,  and  that  c:()unts.  b'or 
distance  luy  tackle  would  heat  yours  every  time,  1  am 
verv   sure,    hut    for  delicacy    1    like    )our   bamboo   and    light 

outfit." 

"Yes,  1  like  the  bamboo."  saitl  I,  "and.  taking  it  day 
in  and  day  out,  it  is  a  jewel.  1  don't  think  it  would 
kill  a  heavy  tish  in  so  short  a  time  as  )our  big  green- 
heart,    but    it    is    a    darling,    all    the    same." 


Ml   l.\m   l<  llnl  AN    1-  \|  I  s,    I'.    ( .). 


mm 


iftn'Mft-  •-•  •[  ^wniigg^TiinfTT^t— "•^- 


446 


//  'ith    riv-Rod    mid    Canicm. 


I  ■ ' 


"\('s,"  lie  i-c|)lic(],  ••  I  like  ii,  and  when  I  o'ct  a  new- 
rod,    shall    chan^ic    for    oiu:    like    )()urs." 

"I'm  L;lad  lo  hear  ii."  I  answcM-cik  "niosL  of  ni\-  friends 
gi)  e{[uipped  wilh  split -bamboos,  and  ihe\-  seem  to  <d\e 
general  satisfaction.  I  \isited  a  tl\ -casting  tournament  in 
New    \  ork    recentl). '•'    -dml    all    the    competitors    us(  tl    one." 

"Ah.  a  tournament  I"  he  cxclainu-d,  ''we  ha\e  them 
in  Lngland,  but  I  ha\('  ne\cr  seen  one  on  this  side  of 
the  water.      J   su])posc  the  comiJiititors  did  s(jmething  hand- 

SOUKs" 

"Well."  1  replied,  "to  tell  you  the  truth  I  cannot  say 
they  made  remarkable;  scores,  but  the)-  luul  to  conteuLl 
against  a  strong  (juartering  breeze,  which  marred  their 
work.  Again,  the)-  cast  for  distance  principall)-,  whih;  we 
on  the  ri\-er  tr\-  more  for  delicac)-  than  for  an)thin"-  else. 
1  he  twohandetl  casting  was  made  b\  all  tin-  competitors 
with  the  same  rod,  a  hea\  \-  split-ljamboo  salmon  rod,  and 
that  was  against  them.  Imagine  me  going  into  such  a 
contest  with  a  rod  with  which  1  was  not  ac(iuainted,  \-our 
greenheart,    lor    instance" 

"In    oiw    sense    it    was    fair,"    said    I'"rere. 

"\es,"  1  answered,  "it  put  all  the  i-ontestants  on  a 
h.'vel,  that  is,  if  neither  one  of  tlu;m  was  familiar  with  the 
action    ol    that    particular    rod;     how-e\-er,    the    castin;'-    was, 

■'  Al    (/ciural     Talk,     May    2}    and    24,     i,-)3(j. 


li 


y 


^ssfKmtie/m^^ 


448 


IVith    riv-Rod    and    Ccviieni. 


all   thlni;s   considennl,   xcn-   creditable,    although   it   tlid   not 
beat    the    record    ol    prexious    years.  "  '•' 


All 


rc;ac 


ly 


iti 


L-XMitleiiK.-n,     exclainiec 


Will 


lam,   as   lie  and 


Hiram    stowi'd   a\va\'    tlu;    rolled-iip    tent   on    tin;   box 


es   and 


bas. 


ITS    in    tin;    canoe, 


1     think    we    had    Ijetter    rnn    ritiht 


he    si'orc    \va-^    as    lullow 


/■'iist    Da 


e.\STlN(;    Willi    SlM'.l.l- II  will 


■  I.V 


Ml    (  AMAir.fUs  ). 


(  oiitfstaitls. 


v.  ('.   Hewitt 

K.  r>.  I.aw  iciKc. 
W.  K.  liia.-kfunl. 
Janus  1.,  I!r'.c/e. 
(!(jnzalo   I'ucv. .  .  . 


Length 
of  ho<l. 
Ft.    hi. 


II         IK) 

II       III 


Wi-igltt         Distal. 


of  A\Ht. 
(h. 


11)1 


(  Vij7.  .1(1  itrtit  v.  Total, 
/■t. 

73  -7  lOU 

54  ••  54 

71  I"  Si 

74  ^"  <J4 


',/    /)., 


i  Ofiti'staffts. 


;tli    ,'/  Juh/.       ir,:-'g/it   ,'/  A'o,/.       I'ist.   Cast 


K.     I'.    Mavl 

I',  c.  ir 


\Ml'\\' 


ewitt. 


/■■/.    In. 


II      I  )i ) 


Archibald    Mitclull 


\V.    1;.    lilackf 


urd. 


(ionzalo    I'oey 11 


U.   C.    1,^ 
R.    II.    I, 


I! 


ID        II 


II       no 
II       <>(> 


■*  On  the  c;isl-(ifl*  IJrcLVc  scored  1,6  ft. 


*T.   li.   Mills 
Ed.   F-KKcrt.. 


Oz. 
I  1*4 

9'4 


ID 


V, 


8)4 

9'i 
10 


10 


Yz 


in'4 


1.1  Mills 


68 
85 


97' 


90 

go 
79 


CastiNi;    Willi    SiNci.i:- IIandi  u    I-m-K'Up    (Mxitui--    ami    AMATiirus). 


(  onti'stants. 


;th    0/  K.hi.       Weight   of  Roil.       J'ist.   Cast. 


CWltt  . 


r.   <  .    1 

R.  e.    Leonard  .  . 

VA.    l%Lc;j;ert 

Archibald  Mitchel 
( ioii/alii  r(ie\ .  .  .  . 
T.    II.    Mills 


/■•/  /«. 

I  I  D3 

I I  (J5 
1 1  <j() 
II  im 


Uz 

104; 


74 


10^ 
lOU' 


10 


A 


It. 

S3 

82  e 

66 


liYz 


f 


With    Fly- Rod    ami    Caiiicni.  449 

down,    and    noi    fish    the    next    two    pools;    ihey    will    In;    too 
full,    and    bco-in    with    the    \<vx\    \a'(V'\-    WmV 


•  "'■111     Ki'ii   (iiNM.sr. 
S,-i\iiiil    Day. 


(.oiitestaiiis. 


Length    of  h\ij.       Weight   of  A 


/•/.     J» 


Os. 


'<o,t       Uist^   Cast. 


Mills 


k.  (  .  I, 
r.  CM 


ewilt 


In      on 


Oil  the  casl-dtl'  Mills 


s  >rc.if(l      2\.    11.   .ii.a    Bri-e/t  80  ll. 


SO 

so 

go 


CASTINC     Willi     >Al,\Ii).\ 
/■'irst     J),,v. 


Kt'lj. 


Conteslanis. 


fonani. 


R.  C.   I 

T.    I!.    Mi 


A.    Miii'lKJl. 


C.    II 


CWltl  . 


l.eiigl/i    of   Juh/.       ll'eig/i 
Ft.     In. 


t   0/   Kuii.       Dn-t. 


Uz. 


/■/. 

'J4 


I  -^     uo 


37 
32 


101 


Mr.    C.     I 


iic-y.     >i-i:Tlai\    ..i"    \\\y    .\at 


fiirni^hcii    nn-    tlu'    fcilh 


'""•'I     l<"'l    -in,!    ki'i-l    AssiH-ialinn.    Ii.i-,    kiiulK 


iini^    ali'-liait    <>i 


si-urus    111    pir\  uiiis    \i 


•■In  r 

Martin  t 
II.   r.   Tl 
W.    K.    Ilend 
C.   A.    k 


nrnicr    vca-.    \m-    h 


-iM-    ii.iil    caslfrs    u 


111    liaM'    |)a>--i.ii    -11  ll, 


I',  ill. 


Lllliam- 


rix 


l>- 


ro  U'ci. 


•  iinrii\ . 


1.SS3 
i>>? 


W  .    II.   C.iiiHlwi 
I  .   ( i.    1  .c\  ison  . 


i>-4 


■I    kcl. 


TO 


Mtwart  . 


ariu-\ is,- 


A.  k 


iihnsliin I  ■ 


in>4 


<■.    A.    I 


r\an  . 


SanuiL'l   rullienu;-<.  .  .  .    1SS4 


.\.    I).    I.c 
M.    1;.    II; 


Mr.    1 


iit\'    ailiN  : 


l>.>4    ■■    77'j  " 
ISS4    . .    So 

'  Ironi    liu'    alii 


I.   Silwrn.iil. 


I  >>: 


anii's    KR'u. 


i\l.'     \ou     \\\\ 


L-t.!    thai     llif     A^-Micial 


Ion    coiiiil' 


iiiR'    l)relty    lair    casu-r-;    .iinon,;;     il^    nH-inl)i.'r>-. 
:-lilal    lishin;.:;    will    li.uc    purfr.  I    cnntrnl    of    his    ! 


ni.m    who   can    ra^i    -^o  fi,^    \v|| 


mc    .It    Oi)  ft.;    ami    if   at 


in    at 


n\    tiiiic    he 


wants  to  i.\l 


(.•;i.|    ll 


r  a    riM-    at    70  ft.    h^    cm    ,1,,    it,    while    the    aver; 


sill 


it^e    ;in,i4ler    who   eoii- 


ers    5U  ft.    ;ill    needful    eaiinot    uei    tliei 


m 


450 


//-V//;    IHy-Rod    and    Catncm. 


LiL;litinn  ni\-  ncwly-tilK-d  jjip^'.  I  look  iii)  scat  in  the 
birch,  ami  hrcrr  loUowt-tl  nic ;  iht-  guides  shoxH-d  off,  and 
in  a  h'W  nujnicnts  wt-  wire  in  the  roar  and  boil  of  tlu.- 
tirst  rapids.  What  is  ilu-n-  niort-  glorious!)-  exciting"  than 
a    run    down    a    scries   ol    lun.ui'uous    rapids? 

The    canoe;,    i^uidcd  t|i      powcrtul    arms    ot    a    stal- 

wart man  in  the  bow  and  .  ^othc  ■  "n  the  stern,  enters  the 
mass  of  seething'  foam,  and  in  an  instant  ilarts  down  tlu.* 
steep  inclini;;  sharp  rocks  and  massive  boulders,  thrusting 
tlieir  hea(!;,  abo\c  the  water,  or  lurking  hidden  beneath  it, 
threaten    the    frail    cralt    on    ever)'    side. 

In  such  a  raging  currt'nt,  to  strike  one  ol  these  is 
almost  certain  tlestruction  to  the  canoe,  and  to  its  occu- 
pant almost  certain  death;  for  gootl  fortune  alone  could 
sa\e  e\'en  the  stoutest  swiminer  it  thrown  into  such  a  re- 
sistless   stream. 

With  skilled  canoemen  to  manage  the  craft — anil  none 
others  should  for  a  moment  be  relietl  on — ^then-  is,  how- 
ever, but  little  danger.  The  steel-pointed  setting  pole  is 
handled  delth,  now  warding  the  canoe  oft  from  a  thrc^at- 
ening  rock  on  one  siile,  ;uid  in  an  instant,  perhaps,  from 
one  on  the  other,  antl  the  canije  passes  with  almost  the 
rapidit)  ot  thought  through  the  roar,  amitl  all  the  dan- 
i^ers    se(.-n    and    unseen,    into    tlu;    smoother    water    below. 

fliram   and   William   were   masters   in   the   art   of  canoe 


i 


452 


//'////     /•/v-/\()(/    and    i\imcni 


I 


lianilliiii;,    and    we    ialcl\    passed    ihc    iwo    scrit-,    <i|    rapiils 
in    a    \cry    tew    inimiics. 

"Ah.  I  )()cl()i","  cNclaiincil  I'rcri',  as  lie  stepped  out  of 
the  c.ilioe  upon  ihe  Ixiull  opposiu-  Red  Ledi^c,  "  llial  was 
a  jL^^raiid  run  ihroiii^h  iIiom'  rapids.  I  al\\a\-.  enjoN'  sui:li 
a    spin.    e\'en    it     it    is    as    roii^li    ,is    we    had    it     lo-das'." 

■■  \  es,"  I  1-ephed,  "it  is  somethini^  worth  n\inL;'  for  to 
take  such  a  rush  as  that:  hut.  llirani,"  I  said,  turninL; 
to  the  L;ui(h\  "  I  tiioui^iu  we  should  sniasli  on  that  l)iL; 
NcHow  rock  in  the  ini(hlle  ol  the  current,  I  saw  it  Iielore 
ue  reached    it    and    ch-nc-heil    in\    teeth,   awailin;^-  the   shock." 

"No  ti'ouhle."  he  rephcd.  as  lie  haiuled  nie  WW  rod. 
"there  was  ^ood  six  inciics  of  water  o\cr  it.  thoui^h  it 
showeil  phiin  enouLjIi  on  account  ot  its  color;  the  ri\er 
is    raised    \cry    hi,L;h." 

"  NCs."  added  William,  "thi'  rain  must  ha\e  heen  \cr\ 
heavy  up  countr),  lor  the  water  Is  still  rising;'.'  ami  he 
pointetl    to    the    heach,    which    was    slowK'    heini^'   submerged. 

I'rere  waded  out  to  a  point  near  the  head  ol  a  pool 
and    hei^an    castini^-. 

1  took  m\  position  at  the  lower  r\-\(\  ol  the  heach, 
and  coxcred  all  the  water  w  ilhin  m\  reach  ;  m\  tl\'  was 
a  lari^e-si/ed  silver  doctor,  antl  a  hriL^ht  one  at  that;  tor 
an  ordinar\  ll\  woidd  ha\i'  heen  of  little  \alue  in  such 
deep,    dark    wdter. 


f 


J4 

■ji 


•»  -^MSA  1  •■      -^   ■ 


454 


//*////     /■7y-/\(u/    and    Camera. 


rrci-c  w.is  usiiio-  a  lan^c  lin^^ht  ll\  aKo,  and  liis  |)()si- 
lioii  ciiahlfd  liiin  l<i  placi'  il  t)\<T  all  llir  Ix-st  spots  in 
the  pool.  liiii  111  laili'd  lo  oliiain  a  sini^^jc  response  to 
his    persisieni    eltoris. 

Ilirani.  who  hail  i^one  down  in  the  lower  end  ol  ihc 
pool,  attei-  ixaniuiinL;  ihe  waiei-  a  tew  seconds,  heckoni'd 
lo    nie,    and    1    inimedialeh     joined    hnn. 

"lie  \v\-\  easy,"  he  said.  "Imt  I  think  if  \  on  can 
L,'el  your  ll\'  o\  er  in  the  eiliK  lieyant  that  hit.;  roik  near 
the  other  shore,  we'll  ^.^et  ,1  i-ise ;  there's  salmon  there, 
sure,  and  1  don't  l)elie\c  there  .u'e  an)-  at  the  head,  lh(.: 
water    is    too    stron^^    there.' 

I  wach'ii  in  as  lar  as  I  could,  .ind  L^dtins^'  out  a  lon^^' 
line,  soon  \i\  i_;ood  toriune  drop|)ed  ni\  tl\'  e.\actl\  in  the 
s|)ot  lliram  had  indicated,  and  in  an  instant  was  last  to 
a    lar^c    tish. 

"(lood,  hy  all  the  jiowersi"  exclaimed  the  ^uide.  as 
tile  salmon  darted  to  the  upper  vw(\  ol  the  |iool,  takiniui' 
out  liltN  \ards  ol  line  with  el(;ctric  speed,  "\ou"\c  eol 
sonu-'thiiiL;  I"  attend  in  now,  sure,"  and  liL^htinL;  his  in- 
evitable   pip<'    h<'    went    to    the    canoe    lor    the    u;ah- 

I'rere  look  in  his  line  at  onc<'.  and  returned  to.  the 
cunoe,  and  standiiiL;  his  w^kX  ai^ainst  a  stumij  near  b)', 
watched    for    the    coming-    li.^ht. 

It  began   without  dela).       I  he   salmon,   making  a  mag- 


I 


//'////     h'lv-Roii    mid    Caiiicnr 


455 


nificcnt  lr;i|),  throwing;  hinist-ll  ;ii  Icasi  loiif  led  in  the 
air,  started  as  sodii  as  he  sinick  the  water  on  a  series 
of  turns  and  runs  to  e\cr\  corner  ot  the  pool  ;  he  was 
siKcry-hriiuhl  and  e\i(h'ntl)'  just  u|>  Ironi  the  sea.  My 
1)1^,^  reel  saiiL;  '1  merry  tune  as  the  lish  darted  li-oni  out: 
side  to  the  other,  and  I  had  a  husy  lime  reco\ criniL^f  the; 
line  as  rapidi)  as  I  eould  amid  the  lierce  rushes  of  the 
sahnon. 

The  pai-e  the  fish  had  ^one  soon  told  u])on  him,  the 
stroHLi'  current  and  the  strain  ol  m\  rod  hrou'-hi  him  to 
a  soher  mood,  and  he  settled  in  the  dee|)est  water  at  the 
base  of  the  uppei'  rapids,  and  indicated  a  desire  to  rest. 
It  was  not  m\  purpose,  howcxcr,  to  allow  him  ,ni  oppor- 
tunit\'  to  reco\-er  liis  '•wind;"  we  had  hehtre  Us  a  Ioul; 
run  down  to  the  mouth  ol  the  ri\cr,  ,uul  (piite  ,i  numher 
of  tj^ood  pools  to  fish,  and  time  must  not  he  wasted.  j 
reeled  in  iri\  line,  therelore,  as  rapidly  as  possihle,  .uul 
soon  had  the  i-od  hearini;  upon  tlu  lish.  I  he  water  was 
uncomfortably  cold,  and  1  left  m\  position  tor  a  dr\ci- 
one    on     the     heach. 

Tht-  salmon,  when  the  rod  Ix-^an  to  lift,  became  un- 
easy, and  'i  soon  showed  himself  above  the  surface.  <.,''i\- 
in_n"  s(  .(^ral  fierce  leaps,  and  th<'n  dartim.;  about  in  all 
(Hrcxtion-^.  b'ortunately  the  pool  was  clear  ot  drift  stutt, 
and     the    tii^hi,    l)arrinj;'    accicU-nts    to    tackle,    promised    me 


456  If'itli     /■/v-/\0(f    aial    Camera. 


t 

V 


success.  Alter  anotlier  series  ol  wild  runs  .ind  |)liin(rc'S 
■  It  ll'''  upper  pari  nl  ilic  pool,  he  .ii  leiii^lh  changed  liis 
(|uariers    and     i'Iuiil;     more    to    the    lower    end. 

I  now  Ix-j^an  to  leel  anxious;  lor  in  the  e\''nt  of 
iiis  running  out  ol  the  pool  into  the  rapicU  helow.  no 
tackle  could  sa\c  hnn.  loi-  there  wa>  a  clear  run  ol  a 
hall  mile  ol  wild  water  helow  us,  ,iud  oiu'  he. i\ily  -  laden 
canoe  co'uld  not  lollow  him  salel\  and  successl'uIK  to  ihe 
next     lower    pool. 

I  hree  times  dill  he  appro. ich  th<'  \'er;^e  .is  if  to  darl 
d.ow  11  the  stream,  .md  as  m.in\  times  did  he  return  lo 
the  deepei-  water  ai^ain  ;  e\  idenil\-  he  had  no  i-elish  for 
testing'  the  tumlilinL;.  roaring'  mass  of  water  in  the  r.apids, 
att.uhed   A.   he   was   to  ,i   cIol;    that    I'ould    not    he   shaken   off. 

.\t  length  lie  nioNcd  mlo  tln'  v(\i.\\  on  the  opposite 
side  ol  tile  sti-eam  where  he  had  tn-st  risen,  .md  sinkiiiL; 
to  the  hotloiii.  !ie  liecame  as  iiiimo\al)le  as  .i  rock.  No 
etiort  ol  mine  could  stu"  him  ;  nothiuL;'  I  could  do,  no 
possible  strain  ili.it  I  could  put  on  the  rod  that  the  cast- 
iiiL;'  lin"  would  hear  could  |)Ui  him  ui  motion  .i^ain  ;  and 
for  .1  lull  ;|uarter  ol  in  hour  1  was  ohli^cd  to  wait  upon 
his  ro\.il  pleasure.  Hiram  tm.ilK  threw  several  stones  mlo 
ihe  water  al)o\e  him,  a\\i.\  e\cn  the  ilisturhance  they  made 
did    not    mox'e    him. 

1     now     l)e(.ime    ner\()iis,    for    one    i.m    never    idi    what 


I 


lyUli    Fly- Rod    and    ( 'a)ncva.  45' 


mischief  a  salmon  is  stiuK'inL;,  and  tinall\-  told  the  L^iiidch 
they  liad  l)t;iUT  l;'('  ()\-cr  in  llic  canoe  and  stir  him  \\\) 
with  the  selling  jiolc,  this  hciii;^  always  m)  last  i-(--.onrcc 
when    all    other    means    tail    to    mo\<'    a    suikini^    lish. 

In  a  lew  seconds  ihe  lanoe  w.is  llcj.itini;  onci'  tiic 
etld\ ,  <md,  stanthnL^  in  the  how,  Wihiam  thrust  his  pole 
down  its  tidl  length  into  the  watei-.  With  a  wild  rnsh 
the  salmon  lelt  his  lurkinL;  place  and  darted  out  to  the 
middle  ol  the  jiool,  where  he  L;a\c  threi'  leaps  in  as  many 
seconds;  then  rushinL;  to  the  head  he  ga\c  another  leap 
and    s.udx    to    the    Soitom    a'jain. 

I  here,  however,  he  did  not  lon^"  remain,  for  the  cur- 
rent was  too  strong  lor  him,  and  down  the  pool  he  came 
aL;ain,    leapin-    <ind    dartini,;-   ahout    as    if    hut    just    hooked. 

I'rere,  who  was  siandini^"  heside  me,  exclaimed,  "Upon 
m\-   word,   _\ou    ha\f   the   i^cuniest   lish    in    the   river!" 

"  \'o\i  are  rii^ht,"  i  i-epliet',  as  1  handled  the  reel  with 
the  inmost  speed,  "he  is  ^anie  all  through:  it's  liick\  he's 
well     hooked." 

"It  is,"  replied  \\\\  triend,  "hut  \()U  cannot  he  too 
careful;  it  is  nearly  half  an  hour  since  we  s'ruck  him, 
ami  nine  chances  out  ol  ten  the  hook  will  drop  out  if 
he    ,U'ets    a    solt    slack    in     the    line." 

"I  know  it,"  I  answered,  "and  I  lie-in  to  wish  the 
L:all    wei-e    in    him." 


I 


458 


IVitli    11 V- Rod    ami    Canicya. 


The  salmon  now  turned  for  the  rapids  al  the  foot 
of  the  |)ool,  .IS  it  he  were  determined  to  run  down  tlie 
stream.  I»ut  tiie  canoe  was  tortunateK  Kin^  just  in  the 
rit^du  position  to  head  him  off.  and  the  guides  seeing-  him 
coming;,  pouiKhd  and  sphislied  the  water  with  their  poles 
to  turn  him  hack.  The  tumult  the\  created  had  the  de- 
sired   ertecl,    and    hack    he    went     to    ijie    liead    a^.iin. 

(  )nce  more  I  reeled  in  my  line  an<l  put  the  strain 
upon  the  rod.  rile  tish  res])onde(l  at  once,  and  darting' 
down  the  pool  aLiain,  ended  the  ti^ht  in  a  wa\'  that  was 
to  me  most  no\cl.  and  to  tlie  iish  most  summar\  :  for, 
as  he  passed  down  the  pool,  leaping;  h»ur  times  in  suc- 
cession,   he    fell    in    his    fourth    leap    />///;;//>    into    llic    tauoi! 

\s  (|uick  as  a  llash  William  dropped  his  setting'  pol'' 
and  seized  u|)on  the  tisji,  which  had  fortunately  slid  he- 
neath  one  o(  ih(  cross  hars,  and  ,il  that  instant  the  hook 
dropped    Irom     its    hold  ! 

"  I  )octor.  it's  against  al!  rules  of  the  ri\"er  to  land  a 
fish  in  such  .1  manner,"  e.\claimed  hrere,  lautjj-hini^K',  as 
the    canoe    slid     upon     the    lieach. 

".\h,    ha.    Mr.    hrere."   said    Hiram,    "I    know    it's  ai^ainst 
the   rules,    liui    did    \(iu    <'\cr   sec   the   like   of  that    hejore.''" 

"No,"  replied  m\  friend,  "all  m\  experience  with  sal- 
mon has  shown  thai  the\  are  not  at  all  anxious  to  \h-\. 
into    the    canoe.  ' 


With    I'ly-Roci    ami    Camera.  459 


"Sure,  be  )iini|)c(l  in  none  too  soon."  said  William, 
who  had  killed  the  tish  and  laid  il  into  the  canoe,  "he 
l)arU:d   lonipanx    with    the   hook  as  soon   as   he  j^ol  aboard." 

It  was  a  handsoHK  lish  ol  lull  sixteen  pounds'  weight, 
and    was    as    liri^ht    as    hnrnished    siKcr. 

"  W  (■!!,  <'cntlemen,"  said  llirani,  after  the  salmon  had 
been  w;'i!^hed  and  then  placed  in  the  how  ol  the  canoc 
under  some  L;reen  leaxes  and  brakes,  "what  shall  it  he, 
tr\-    here    toi'    another,    or    mo\c    down    to    th<'    next    pool?" 

"What  do  \()u  sa\ ,  l'r<'re.''"  I  asked,  lillim^  nn  jjipc 
for    a    tl\'    smudL^c. 

"  I'erhaps  we  h-'d  better  move  down,"  lie  re|)iie(l,  "  we 
have  a  nundx'i'  ol  :^o()d  pools  ahead,  and  the  commotion 
we  have  kicke(l  u])  here  will  spoil  this  for  an  hour,  at 
least." 

".All  ri^hl,"  I  answered,  stepi)inL;  into  the  canoe, 
"liiram,  we  will  tish  all  the  ^cxxl  water  down  to  the 
third  pool  where  we  will  lake  dinnei-  and  cast  for  a 
couple  ol  hours,  and  then  v\\\\  down  to  the  mouth  so  as 
to    L;'el     to    i!ie    hotel     l)elor<'    dark." 

I'rere,  lollowcd  b\  du  L'.indes,  loilled  me  m  the  birch, 
and  soon  we  \\<i-e  ai^ain  in  the  rapids,  rushing'  down  the. 
steep  incline  with  almost  the  speed  ol  the  salmon.  i^x'" 
fore  us  tor  a  L;()od  halt  iviile  the  river,  in  nearl_\-  a  straight 
direction,    ])resented    the    ajjpearance    ot    .1    hillsicle    co\ered 


460 


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more  nr  h-.s  with  ice  and  siidw,  and  it  would  ha\'c  taken 
l)iit  a  siiohi  stretch  <it  the  iniat^inalion  to  fancy  we  were; 
l()l)()^^anin^.  Rocks  and  trees  on  the  shore  seemed  to 
approach  and  then  pass  us  with  the  speed  o(  tlioui^ht, 
.ind  in  a  \cr\  hriel  lime  we  (h-scried  the  led^c  and  l)end 
in  the  rixcr.  which  marked  the  position  of  the  next  pool, 
lust  helore  reathin^  il  I'rere  pointed  to  a  co\-e  al)o\'e  the 
pool,  into  which  the  canoe  was  guided,  and  we  stepped 
out    upon     the    rocks    and    prepared    tor    lastin:^. 

[he  water  was  \-ei-\  hii.di,  and  it  co\(  reil  points  which 
were,  when  we  asicnded  the  rixcr,  hi^h  and  drx' ;  hut  the 
pool  was  \ry\  wide,  and  consecpwutK'  there  were  man\' 
shoal  ])laces,  and,  c.istin^  across  these  to  their  further 
ed^cs,  we  soon  h)und  there  were  ,1  ^ood  man\'  fish  Kim,;' 
in  the  \-ellow  water:  lor  hrere  at  hi-^  third  cast  hooked 
a  small  eiL^ht-pound  salmon,  and  I,  at  almost  the  same 
moment,  struck  a  grilse.  Alter  .1  short  li  du  both  our 
lish  were  saved,  and  in  a  \(ry  hne!  time  ,.  uore  grilse 
fill  to  our  rods,  three  ol  them  heiiiL;  taken  liy  hrere.  In 
addition  to  these  we  look  a  lari^e  numher  ol  fresh-run  sea 
trout,  the  handsomest  we  had  seen,  and  for  an  hour  at 
least  had  liie  lixcliest  sport  we  had  lound  on  the  ri\er. 
.\t  leUL^th  the  lish  ceased  rising,  and  packiuL;  our  calch  in 
the  can.  ■  we  re-emharked,  and  sped  on  our  wa\  down  to 
the   ihin'    i)ool,    tishin<'    all   the   iuler\ cnini;    j^ood    water   witii 


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462 


U^itli     hi V- Rod    and    Cajiicni. 


varyiiij;'  success,  and  sliding-  down  ihc  rapids  wiih  ilu:  /.i-si 
and    cnjo^nicnt    ot    school    l)o\s    out    on    a    coasiin^'    trolic. 

I'ishinn'  would  lo  nic  lose  iis  principal  aUraclions,  its 
sweelcsi  aroma-  it  such  an  expression  nia\  he  useil  -  it 
it  were  divesli-d  ot  ihr  acionipaninienis  ol  such  e.\|)eri- 
ences  anil  sui'rountlini^s  as  1  Inul  on  ihv  streams  and  lakes 
of    the    wilderness. 

I  cannot  i:oncei\c  of  enjoyment  hein^  found  \)\  the 
fly-rtsherman  awa\'  trom  tlu'  toresi,  the  glorious  mountains, 
the  roar  ol  tails  anil  rapids,  the  treedom  ot  camp  life, 
antl  t!"ie  \arious  other  concomitants  ot  the  an^^ier's  out- 
in'^s.  I  a^ree  with  my  t^ood  triend  A.  \.  Chene\-  that 
then-  would  he  nothing  attracli\e  in  it,  "it  it  were  all 
of  tishin!^'  to  t'lsh  ;  it  tish  were  oiiK  to  he  ol)taini;il  in 
pools  in  a  desert  wast-  that  ne\er  retlected  leal  or  twi^^' ; 
from  wailed-in  reservoirs,  where  tish  an-  tatleiied  like  a 
i)ullock  for  the  shand)les;  from  slu^j^ish,  muddy  streams 
within  the  heariuL;  ot  i^rei'  towns,  redoleni  ot  odors  that 
are  hred  and  disseniinated  where  humanit\  is  massifd  Ix.-- 
tween  walls  ot  hrick  and  mortar,  or  e\en  from  a  perfe-ct 
lish  preser\i',  where  everNthim^  is  artificial  excep:  the 
water." 

\o,  under  such  iM.idit'  ns  the-  L;entle  art  would  have 
no  followers  save  the  lji;ich:rs  and  market  tisluirmen,  and 
all   the  charm,   cdl   the    j>oeir\    ot    an<^iing'  would   be   ertaced. 


// '////    I'ly-Rod    and    Camcm. 


463 


I 


Mow  l)(';uitifull\  Dr.  Ht:iisliall  says:'''  "Ihc  charms 
of  iK'-fishin^  ha\-c  Ixm-ii  suiil;'  in  soiii^  and  story  from 
time  imiiuMiiorial  l>y  the  poi-iicall)  gifted  tlcNoiccs  of  the 
jj^enJc  art.  who  have  cmhahiitHl  the  nicmor\  of  its  a-s- 
tlu;lii'  features  in  the  hvinL;  L^rccii  ot  L^racclul  ferns,  in 
the  sweet-sccMited  llowers  ot  dell  and  dinL;le,  and  in  the 
licjiiid  music  of  purlin^;'  streams.  The  ll\-fisher  is  a  lo\i'r 
of  Nature  pure  ami  simple,  anil  has  a  true  and  just  ap- 
preciation of  her  poetic  .side,  thouiih  he  ma\  lack  the 
artist's  skill  to  limn  her  heauties,  or  the  poet's  ^cnius  t(j 
describe  them.  To  him  \\\\o  in  the  lo\'e  ot  Nature  h(»lds 
communion  with  her  \isible  form,  she  speaks  a  \arious 
kuiLiua^e." 

And  what  di'lij^htfid  con\HTse  she  holds  with  the  tly- 
fisher,  ;is  with  roil  and  reel  he  follows  the  hanks  of  the 
meanderiiiL;  stream,  or  wades  its  jjellucid  waters,  castin^^- 
ever  and  anon  the  gossamer  leader  and.  feather\'  lure  into 
the  shatlowN  nooks,  below  sunnx  rapids,  o\-er  to.un-tle'cked 
eddies  and  on  silent  ])ools.  She  speaks  to  him  through 
the  rustiiuL;'  leaves,  murmurs  to  him  trom  the  tlowim^ 
strt;am,  and  si^hs  to  him  in  the  sununer  brei-ze.  .She 
is  \()cal  in  a  myriad  <it  Noices,  and  manitest  !  innumer- 
able ways.  The  tly-tisher.  with  (piickened  senses,  has  an 
ear    for    e\er\'     sound,     an     eye     for    e\er\'    object,     and     is 

*  111    "  I'i^liiiijj    willi    till'    Kl)." 


464 


ll'itli     J'/y-Roii/    and    ('anicrd. 


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alive  to  ixcry  motion.  He  hears  the  lunn  of  ihc  l)cc, 
liic  chirp  of  the:  cricket,  the  twilicr  of  the  sparrow,  the 
tlip  ot  the  swallow;  !u;  sees  the:  ^ay  hulterll)  in  its  un- 
certain llis^ht,  the  shadow  of  thi:  clriftin^'  cloud,  the  mossy 
rock,  the  mo(k:st  \iolet,  the  o]»en-(^,ed  dais\  ;  he  is  con- 
scious ot  the  passing  hree/.i',  ol  the  mellow  sunlight,  of 
the  odors  ot  the  llowers,  ot  the  fragrance  of  the  fields  • 
nothing  escapes  his  keen  notice  as  he  casts  his  llies  hitlu-r 
and  \()n,  in  the  ea^ci-  e.xpec-tation  of  a  rise.  \'es,  io  the 
true    angler    hetore    all    others  — 

'■  I'luM-c     is    ,L    pli'asuii-    111    liu'    |)athicNS    woods. 
riuTt-    Is    a    raj)lurf    l)y    tlu'    loiU'l\-    sliori-." 

Listen  lo  this  poetic  sj'em  Iroin  our  sjenial  friend 
Chene\-.        I  le    sa)s  :  " 

'■  1  o  an  angler  the  pleasures  ot  the  rotl  and  reel 
are  tar-reac-hino-.  and  ha\'e  no  l)oundar\-  sa\e  when  the 
mind  ceases  to  anticipate  and  the  hraiii  to  reniemher. 
1  ha\-e  had  the  orande^t  sport  on  a  midwiiUei-'s  ni^-ht 
with  the  snow  |)iled  hii^h  outside  ,ind  the  nort'.i  wind 
roaring-  down  the  chimney  wnile  1  sat  with  m\-  feet  to 
the  l)kue  on  the  hearth,  hoMino-  in  m\  hand  an  oKl  tly- 
l)ook. 

■■  rile    smoke    from    m_\     lis^lued    pijje,    aided    hy    imae- 
ination.    contained    rod,    hsh,    creel,    odorous    l)alsam,    droop- 

*  In        1  isluua    uilli    ihi.-     l-'iy." 


I 

I 


//'////     hl\-Rod    ami    Caiiieni. 


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inii  Henilf)ck  and  purliiv^-  hrook  nr  rutllcd  lake.  I  sc(;ni»(l 
lo  hear  ihc  tuiltcriiiL;  liinls,  leases  riisilcd  hy  the  wiiul, 
and  tlu;  music  of  riinnint^'  water,  while  the  incenst;  ot 
uilil  ll()\vi-rs  saluted  my  nostrils.  The  heal  of  the  tin- 
was  but  the  warm  ra\s  ol  the  sun,  and  the  crackli-  of 
the  hurnini^  wood  the  noise  of  tlu;  forest.  Thus  streams 
that  I  ha\'e  tishetl  once  or  twice  ha\'e  hecm  tished  a  sct)re 
of    times. 

"I  had  nothint;  to  show  for  the  later  tishiiiL^,  hut  I 
could  feel  that  (iod  was  i^rootl  and  m\'  memor\-  unim- 
pairi'd.  The  hsh  in  the  pipe  smoke  has  heeii  as  active 
as  was  tile  hsh  in  the  wat(.;r,  ami  attorded  as  tme  play. 
M\'  reel  clicked  as  merrily,  and  my  rod  hent  to  the  j)la\' 
ol  the  fish  in  the  hall -dream  as  the\  ilid  in  the  lom; 
aj4'o.'* 

\'(;s,  tluM'e  is  no  recreation  that  ministers  to  the  po- 
etic in  our  nature  as  tloes  the  art  of  an^iin!,;  with  the 
fly-rod,  anil  there  is  nothiiii,;'  that,  to  me,  Li;i\-(.s  such  pure, 
innocent   and    healthful    enio\-ment. 

It  is  over  ihirtx'  years  since  I  killed  \w\  f'lrst  lariLi^e 
fish  on  the  fly.  Hurinu;'  the  j)eriod  that  has  elapsed  since 
then,  anL^lin^'  has  been  m\-  chief  recreation,  \-et  1  haxc 
never  re^^retted  one  moment  of  th(-  time  1  have  devoted 
to   it. 

Is   there  an\'   other  |jastime   that   could   have    gixt-ii    me 


466  ll/itli     lly-l\oii    mi  J    (\jiiifra. 


suili  unalluycd  satislaclion  r  AssiircdK  iioi;  ami  I  repeal, 
ihcri'  i-^  alisoiuicl)  iioilun^  iliai  tan  atltird  siu:h  ctjinplclc 
ami  piTliH'l  ])lcasurc  as  can  the  tl\-r()<l.  XoL  m-ccssarilx' 
'"roin  llic  l.ir^f  miinlxM-  ot  lis'i  ilial  an:  taken.  NOnr  iriic 
s|)()rlsinaii  n<\ci'  kills  iiuhi'  lliaii  i  ,in  lie  used  lo  '^mmhI  ad- 
vanlam'    tot"    hiiniaii     tood. 

I  )r.  Ilciishall  well  s.i)>  nl  ihi-,  irait  :  "  The  true  l]\- 
lislicr,  who  |)ractitts  his  an  <>'//  a)iioic.  docs  not  dcliL^ht 
ill  l)iL^'  c'.lclu'S,  nor  ri'\fl  in  inuhu-  and  i  rud  skui'^Iui'r. 
lie  Is  c\'ci"  salisticd  with  a  niodcraic  i  red.  and  is  t.-oii- 
IciU  with  the  scieiitilic  and  skillliil  (aptnri-  o|  a  fi:\v  i^ood 
lish.  The  !)t;uilies  ot  nalurc,  as  r<\c'aled  in  his  surround- 
iiiL^'s  -  the  sparklini^'  water,  the  shadow  and  simshim',  the 
rnstlin^'  Icax'cs,  tlir  son^  ot  hirds  and  hum  ot  iiisei'ts,  the 
heallh-^ixinu;'  hree/e  make  up  to  hini  .1  nuMsui-c  ot  irue 
eiiioynient  and  peace  and  th.mkliilm'ss,  that  is  toialK  un- 
known to  llu:  slau^luercr  ot  thr  innocciUs,  whose  sole  ani- 
hition  is  to  till  his  crcd  and  record  his  capLui''  s  In'  the 
score.  ' 

I"()r^i\e  m\  diL^ression,  it  is  almost  an  iinpardonahle 
one;  1)UL  the  meinoi')'  ot  the  forest  and  stream  ()j)em'd 
llu:  llood  i_;ales  so  widel\-  that  1  could  noL  repress  the 
stream. 

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whili!  th(t  i^uidcs  l)usi('(l  thcmscKcs  in  prcparini^;'  ilinner, 
Frcn;  and  I  l)C!^an  casting.  Ib.f  watci-  was  \("r\-  hii^h, 
and  tin;  bt:ach  was  rc-duccd  lo  a  narrow  strip,  l)ui  some 
of  ihc  best  castinL;'  stands  were  unco\t;rcd,  ami  our  tlics 
reached  all  tlu;  choice;  water  of  the  pool.  ( )ur  success 
was  small,  however,  a  siuL^le  grilse  and  a  few  sea  trout 
only  rewarding'  our  cdorts.  I '  ndoul)tedl\-  there  w(M"e  nian\' 
fish  in  the  basin,  but  we  could  not  persuade-  them  to  comt; 
to  our  lures,  and  the  annoumcment  ■' dinner  is  ready" 
trom    Hiram   met   from    us   with   a   (|uick   and    ^lad    rc^sponse. 

The  guides  had  lax'ished  special  ettort  upon  it,  and, 
although  it  was  marred  somi-what  by  the  recollection  that 
a  \ear,  at  least,  must  (;lapsc;  before  we  could  tmjo\'  an- 
other such  repast,  we  did  full  justice  to  the  \iands  be- 
tort;    us. 

.\fter  tin-  dinner  came  oiu"  customar\-  smoke,  and  then 
the;  \\)(\  was  resumetl;  but  alas,  our  success  was  measured 
b)'  onl\'  a  few  s.p.JI  trout,  which  we  returned  to  the  water 
without  dela)-,  and  after  a  fruitless  hour  had  been  spent, 
we  entered  the  canoe  for  our  Imal  ^i)in  down  the  ri\-er. 
The  water  was  so  deep  now  that  sind\eu  rocks  had  no 
terrors  h)r  us,  and  we  passed  down  the  rou^h  ])laces  with 
a  dash  which  under  other  circumstances  would  ha\e  'been 
reckless.  (  )n  one  (jccasion,  howe\er,  we  came  \  erj-  near 
hax'iiiu"    a    serious    accident. 


With    Flv-Roii    and    Caniem. 


469 


Th(.'  canoe  had  hccn  tor  a  disiaiicc  ot  luciU)'  rods 
or  more  close  lo  lh<'  sbore,  in  order  that  llie  deepest  water 
niiij^ht  \iv.  avaiU'd  of,  and  a  niimWer  oi  jai^'i^ed,  inicomtorta- 
'i)le- looking'  rocks  and  l)oulders  which  la\-  in  lli<-  middh- 
of  the  ri\-er  mi^lu  he  avoided.  As  we  swi'pl  rapidl)-  un- 
(h'r  a  dead  cedar,  which  hiini;'  o\-er  t!ie  stream,  \w\  Hne, 
which  had  L^ot  loose  in  some  inexplicahle  \\a\ ,  caught  in 
the  limbs  of  the  tree,  and  at  that  instant  ihe  tl),  leap- 
ing- backward,  fastmied  itself  in  the  collar  ot  llirani's  tlan- 
nel  shirt,  within  a  half  inch  of  his  tnroat ;  fortunateh  the 
hook  did  not  touch  his  skin,  but  the  line  went  out  at  a 
fearful    si)ced,    the    reel    shriekiuL',    discordant!)-. 

Of  course  the  canoe  could  lot  be  stopped  in  such  a 
current,  and  1  expected  to  see  the.  rod  smashed  to  pi(,;ces. 
1  was  pow(M"less,  but  Miram,  standing  tirmly  in  the  stc^'rn 
of  the  canoe,  cool  and  collected  as  it  nothing  had  hap- 
pened, holdiii!^-  the  darting;-  birch  in  her  course  in  the 
swift  and  treacherous  watei-.  seized  the  castim,^-  I  ne  with 
his  teeth,  and  bit  it  through  as  easily  as  it  it  had  been 
a  cotton  thrc;ad.  The  line  thus  releast:d  scjon  came  back 
to    me,    and    1    i>ut    it   on    the    reel    again    without    any    lo.ss 

of    time. 

"That  was  a  close  Ccdl,  bliram,"  said  1;  "if  }"ou  had 
lost  your  balance  we  should  have:  been  smashed  on  the 
rocks." 


470  IVitJi     f'ly-Rod    and    Camera. 

••No  irouhlc."  he  replied,  lauj^'-hinj^-,  "  William  coulcl 
have  kept  her  ri^ht.  I'll  ;4i\c  you  your  ll\-  when  we 
reach    the    ])()()1    helow." 

•' Xo.  I  answered,  "keep  it  as  ,i  sonx'enir  of  our  last 
ilay    on    ihe    rixcr." 

•'And  a  i-enienil)raiK-e,  also,"  added  hrere,  '•()('  a  close 
sha\'e    to    a    had    accident." 

"All  ri^htl"  said  llirani,  as  he  guided  the  canoe  to 
the  r(jcks  at  the  head  ol  the  tirst  pool,  "  I'll  keep  it  choice 
till    n(.\\t    season." 

".And  now  tor  a  salmon  I"  exclaimed  William,  as  i""rere 
pill  out  his  line  and  hc'^an  casting',  "this  is  the  last 
chance." 

•'\es, .  it's  \()ur  last  chance,  h'rere,"  said  I,  takinc  a 
seat  upon  a  I'ock  and  watchinL;  him,  "I  will  he  'a  looker- 
on    in    \  ienna.  " 

hrt're  handled  his  rod  with  consimimate  skill,  and  sent 
his  ily  a\va_\  down  the  pool  to  the  (juiet  water  initil  it  was 
ahnost  lost  to  sis^ht ;  hut  no  response  was  receixed,  and 
it  was  not  until  he  changed  for  a  lari^cr  and  l)ri_<rhter  \\\ 
that  a  rise;  came.  .\t  the  second  cast  a  salmon  accepted 
the  lure,  and  hrere's  reel  soon  L;a\e  such  nuisic  as  the 
an_L;ier    loxcs    to    neai". 

"Ah,  ha  I"  exclaimed  William,  as  Ik;  seized  the  ^aff. 
"1    thought    the    hii;    yellow    tly    woidd    stir    him." 


: 


IVitli    I'lv-Roi!    ami    Caiiicni. 


47' 


I 


"\\;s,"  said  Hiram,  "in  such  hca\y  and  dark  walcr 
the    l)i,i;,i;c:sl    and    ihc    hriiilucsl    tlics    arc    ihc    l)cst." 

l*"na't;  stood  ui)()n  a  tlal  r()ck  al  the  licad  ot  the  pool, 
its  crown  not  two  inches  aliox'e  the  riishinLi"  water.  Mis 
position  was  a  perfect  one,  for  he  could  control  the  line 
all  o\-er  the  |)ool,  and  the  lish  must  alwa)s  he  helow  him 
and  headed  toward  him,  and  it  could  not  pass  al)o\c  him. 
It    was    an    i(U;al    stand    from    which    to    hi^hl    a    salmon. 

The  fish  sank  to  the  bottom  in  the  micUlle  ol  the  pool, 
and  remained  (piiet  tor  a  short  lime,  hut  soon  leeliuL;  the 
restraint  of  the  hook  (and  1  h.ixc  come  to  the  helief  that 
the  hsh  resent  the  restraint  the\-  leel,  hut  do  not  siiffei' 
from  the  prick  ol  the  hook)  it  .L;a\-e  two  or  three  short 
runs,    and    then    settletl    {|uietl_\     to    the    bottom    a^aiii. 

h'rerc;,  when  he  had  recoNcred  all  the  line  that  he 
could  L^et  i:i,  raised  the  rotl  and  endeaxored  to  litt  the 
fish  'ito  action,  hut  for  a  time  it  refused  to  hud^c.  .\t 
len_L(th,  howex'er,  the  strain  from  the  powerlul  L^reenheart 
pro\-(;tl  t(>()  much  for  its  patience,  and  with  a  couple  of 
wild  leaps  hi:^h  in  the  air,  it  darted  down  the  pool  as 
if    al>oiit    to    re'^urn    to    the    ocean. 

"Cree-e-el"  how  the  hit^'  reel  san^"  as  the  line;  s|)iin 
out    with    the    speed    ot     ek:ctricit\\ 

When  the  lower  part  of  the  pool  was  reached,  how- 
ever,   the    salmon    gaxc    another    wild    lea[),    tlashinj^'    in    the 


472 


JFitli     f'ly-Rod    and    Camera. 


air  like  a  patch  ot  siKcr,  aud  ihcii  rdurm-el  to  its  first 
])()siti()n. 

I'Vcrc  rcc()\crc(l  his  Hue  aiLjain  and  then  i^avc  the; 
siraiii  <)l  the  rod  lo  the  !ish.  The  sahnon  repeated  its 
prcxious  pcrtorniaiu'c,  and  \(i  once  more,  then  it  chan_L((;(l 
its  tactics  aiid  l)c^an  ji^'^crini^  that  most  hateful  of  all 
p(;rft)rm<inccs.  I'",\cn  the  lift  ot  I'rcrc's  loiii^  rod  proxcd 
inctlcctua!  toi-  a  •v\hilc  in  rcstrainin;,;-  this  nioxciiicnt,  and 
it  was  onl)-  aftci'  \\c  pelted  the  water  ahoxc  it  with  hu^'c 
stones  that  it  moxcd  ai;"ain.  A  hea\  \  rock  falling"  witli 
a  crash  al)o\'e  it  at  length  turned  the  salmon,  and  then 
l)eL;an  one  of  the  most  exciting-  struj^'^K's  that  I  had  e\-er 
witnessed. 

'Ihe  fish  seemed  to  he  in  a  half  dozen  places  at 
once,  and  in  the  air  almost  as  much  as  in  the  water. 
l)artin<^'  to  the  foot  oi  the  pool  it  ^axc  a  wiKl  U-ap,  and 
then  returninL;  to  the  head,  daslu'd  the  water  in  our  faces 
as  it  leajx'd  close  to  us  as  we  stood  upon  the  rocks. 
Now  it  was  hurrowin!^-  in  the  shale  and  sand  at  the  bar 
in  the  outlet  of  the  pool,  and  seemingly  in  an  instant 
was  working'  a  devious  passaj^^e  amonL,*^  the  rocks  on  the 
further    side. 

hrere  was  cool  and  undemonstrative,  handling  his 
long  and  heav\-  rod  and  manipulating  his  ret;!  w^ith  all 
the    skill    of    wh.ich    he   was   a    master.       For   nearly  a   half 


With    Flv-Rod    ami    Caiiiem. 


473 


I 


i 


an  hour  did  the  stni^jj^lf  continiK'  before  the  hsh  showed 
any  si^ns  of  exhaustion,  and  then  it  "broke  up  all  at 
once,"  as  William  afterward  saitl,  and  in  less  than  a  niin- 
tite  after  it  had  shown  the  first  ssiiiptonis  ot  weariness, 
the  n'idf  was  in  it  and  tiie  salmon  was  killed.  It  is 
rarel)-  that  so  lariL^e  a  salmon  will  "  force  the  pace"  as 
this  had  done,  and  it  was  a  viL,a)rous  t'lsh  indeed  to 
carry    such    a    stru^^le    so    lonj;    in    such    h<'a\y    water. 

"What  is  the  wt;iL;ht?"  1  asked,  as  Frere  fastened 
the    scales    to    the    fish. 

"Twenty-two    pounds,"    he    replied. 

"Ciood,"  I  exclaimed;  "for  so  lart^rc  a  fish  it  was 
the  most  li\c;l\'  sp(;cimen  1  ever  saw;  it  setmied  almost 
tireless,   and    it    was   all    over    the    pf>ol    like   a   huij^e  _L,^rilse." 

"Won't  you  have  a  cast  for  one?"  asked  Miram,  as 
he    handed    me    my    rod.       "'!>)•    for    the    last    one." 

"Xo,  Miram,"  I  replied,  selectino^  a  fl\-  and  attach- 
ing^ it  to  mv  leader,  "  I  ha\e  had  m\'  full  share  of  fish- 
in^C  this  trip,  thanks  larL,ady  to  \-our  efforts,  but  1  want 
you    to    hav(;    another    chance,    and    now    you    can    take    it." 

"Thank  \ou,  sir."  replied  th(;  o'uide,  "I  will  rest  the 
pool    a    l)it    and    tluMi    see    what    I    can    do." 

"  W.'s,  and  here  is  my  rotl,  William,'  said  b'rere,  "you 
have  worked  hard  also,  and  1  want  )ou  to  ha'\e  one  more 
chance    before   we    sa)'    good-by." 


474 


U'ltli     l-lv-Rod    and    Cdincra. 


"TlKinks,"  answered  the  euid*'.  "its  not  always  that 
we  see  two  L;'entlenien  who  are  wiHint^  to  ^i\c  tlieir  L-uides 
a  httle  s|)ort   on    tlieir   hist   (hi\,    he\,    lliram?" 

"  l\iL,du  you  are,"  reph'ed  his  hrolher,  "we'll  ha\"e  a 
few    casts    anyway:     who'll     lish     tn-st,    \(>u    oi-     I  .■'" 

"  N'oii  take  your  (u'st  chance,"  said  William,  "then  I 
will    try    ni\'    luck." 

"All     rii^ht,"    responded    the    other,    and    as    a    preliini- 
nar\"    mo\-e    he    lighted    his    pipe,    after    which    he    soon    pr 
pared     to    cast. 

I^eautifully  he  laid  out  a  lon^  line  all  oNcr  the  pool. 
Xot  a  splash  indicated  the  fall  ol  the  tl\,  hut  it  dropped 
like  a  feather,  here  and  there,  where\'ei-  the  miide  sint 
■  t.  At  len_Li;th  a  swirl  was  seen,  and  lliram,  turnin<^-  h;s 
wrist,  was  in  an  instant  fast  to  a  tish.  The  salmon 
dashed  down  the  pool,  endeaxorin*;'  to  I'scape  from  the 
"icumbranc(^    that    was    fastened    to    him. 

"  Bra\'o, "  I  exclaimed,  ''kill  him  if  you  can  and  take 
him    home      or    to-morrow's    dinner." 

"Thanks,    sir,"    re|)lied    the    _L;uide,    "I'll    do    my    best." 

It  is  not  \w\  purpose  to  describe  the  struL,'',!^de  that 
enstied.  for  a  further  repetition  of  such  details  will  make 
a  wearisome  ending;'  to  m\"  stor\'.  Suthce  it  to  say  that 
the  hL,dit  was  fou_L!;ht,  and  the  fish,  a  twelve -pountl  fe- 
male,   was     'nall\-    landed. 


jj',. 
% 


HI  til    f'ly-Rod    (n/(/    Camera. 


475 


"Now,  William,  it's  your  turn;  shou-  your  m<'ttlc,"  vx- 
claimed    l-rcrc. 

"All  ri.LrJn,  sir."  sai.l  th,.  .uuk.  "ur'H  rrst  th.  ,,ool 
'\  ^^■'^'''■'  '^'^'l  ^'^'''^  '■'!  try  a  f.vv  casts  (mm  ih.  othor 
side.    u(.    have    made    k.o    much    disturhancc    Iktc." 

In   a  short    time   William   st.'i,,,,.,!    int..    the   ran....    uith 
Hiram,    and    crossm,^    the    river    al.ov.-    the    r.-.pids    rlimhed 
alcn^:    the    ed<.e    of    th.-    led^e    for    a    !ew    rods,    and    then 
descendinu    to    th,.    river,    st<.od    t,,>on    a    rock    that     ,uttc-d 
out    into    the    pool.       It    .av..    him    harely    a    resting-place 
for    his    feet,    and    the    trees   and    hushes    l.ehind    him    inter- 
fered   sadly    with    his    hack    cast.        lint    with    care    and    pa- 
tience   he    was    at    length    able    to    put    his    lly    in    a    little 
nook    hehi.ul    two    rocks    that    rose    ahove    the    uatc'r.  which 
we.    from    our    position,    could    not    possihiy    hav    readied. 

Notional  pe(,pl,.  are  .guides.  l,oth  Indians  and  white 
inen.  Often  have  1  seen  them  .<;,>  to  a  -reat  deal  of 
trouble   .o   ^-et   a   line   into   a   particular    s|)ot 


ot"    it    is,    tl 


K'N'    usuau\- 


L^'et    there 


^^et    there    for 


i)Ut    tile   loke 


irul    pro\c    that    the\- 


a    prize    worth    h, 


ixini 


William    had    made    no    mistake,    for   at    his   third    ca.st 


a    .salmon    took    his    I 


ure 


and 


du 


nierrih-    the    ree 


sano" 


out    the- 


uules    truminl 


Hi 


th( 


position    was    a    bad    one 


point    of    rock    upon    which    h 


e    was    standiui/    offering- 


hard!)- 


a   square    foot    of  surfac,;,    and    I    shouted   to    H 


ram 


476 


IVith     hl\-Rod    ami    Cameya. 


to  jTo  down 


w 


ith   tlv  canoe  arid  takf  his   hidtluT  off.      This 


was    done,    and    W'iMiani    now    had    a    fair   ( hancc    tor    work. 
It   was   a   hirL,M-   hut  actix'c   lish,   trcsh    run.   and   he   kept 


in    motion    wiih    ahiiosi    untM-in''    cncrLTN- 


lic    canoe    was 


hrouj^ht    o\cr   to   the    ledi^'e    upon    which    we   were   standin^f. 
and    the    j^uides    at    once    stepped    aslion'. 

iani.   offering   it  to 


Here,    sir.   take   the    rod 


said 


WilH 


'rere 


anc 


1    k 


the    salmon. 


Certaiid\-   not,"  repheil   lu)    friend,    "it's  your   f'ish,   and 


sa\'e    hmi    il    \<)u    can. 


m. 


".\ll    riL^ht.    sir,"    said    the    oui(h>,    ••  I'll    saxc    hi 

The    tish    was    lari^cr    than     Hiram's,    hut    the    stru_L(i,de 

was   a   short   one,   and    in    a   few    minutes   the   j^atl    was   used 

and    the    salmon    was    killed. 

"And    now    for   the   hotel!"    I    exclaimed,   steppin_^;   into 

the   canoe.      "Our   outing-   is   ended;    we'll    put   by    our   rods 

for  another    season,    and    don    the    habiliments    of    civilized 


life. 


\ 


es, 


aid    I'Vere,    "we   have    had    a    ro\-al    Ljood    time, 


have   worked    hard,    yet    have    rested    ourselves,    and    we    are 
stronc-er  and    better  able   to   take    up  our  labors  again   than 


w 


e    have    been    for    man\-    a    month. 


* 


I 


//'////     J-ly-Rod    mid    Lamcra. 


47 


l<(:a(l.r.  my  story  is  loM.  |  |,a\,.  .ndcavon  il  i,,  ,|,.. 
scrihc  I..  y,,u  il„.  ihaniis  ..(  .m  ,in,ol,.,-'s  lih-.  I  hav  sue 
t:<-<Hl.(l  |.<.(.rl\.  I  an,  ..nam,  Imt  I  hav  shown  h,.u  aiul 
where    y.)ii    ma_\     enjoy    them. 

'"  ;i|'I"'''^'i'i^'-  Lhem  in  ih.-  hi^hesi  il.-rc,.  \,„i  must 
,140    lo    them. 


I  ><'    '-o :     take    l1\-ro(l    and 


lamera,    .amp    .mtht    m\(\    ca- 


noe,   and    seek    the    h 


.iiitiliik    th.'    ''raeeful,    i 


le    Liann    deni 


/ens  of    the   ri\-ers   and    kikes :    foil 


on    them    m    their   wildest 


haimts.    and     m\     word     t 


or    It,    )-ou    will     ne\cr,    11 


e\-e!-     re- 


•jrel    It. 


I 


^ 


•/. 


li^.j 


pi,,  u    ,  .7,""' '»    ■■;  "VsJlv" 


^vv 


5A;>r!r^,. 


